Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B°♯13B Diminished Sharp 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

B°♯13 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (7 10 10 8) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (19 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

B°♯13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 5 5) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (7 10 10 8) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Diminished Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (19 18 17 17) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

Sound

How B°♯13 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

anxiousshadowy

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 6

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