Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

A♯+A♯ Augmented

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · C · E

How to play it

A♯+ fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3, 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).

A♯ Augmented guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 x 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 5 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar chord — 8th position (x 10 9 8) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar chord — 16th position (17 18 x 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar chord — 16th position (17 18 17 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯+ 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.

A♯ Augmented guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 x 4) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 5 4) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar tab — 8th position (x 10 9 8) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar tab — 16th position (17 18 x 16) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Augmented guitar tab — 16th position (17 18 17 16) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯+ sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseunsettleddreamlike
Genres
jazzclassicalfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5
Same notes asA♯M♯5
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