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

A♯°A♯ Diminished

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D

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♯ Diminished guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 x 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 5 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar chord — 5th position (5 x 8 6) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 x 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar chord — 15th position (17 16 17 15) 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♯ Diminished guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 x 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 5 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar tab — 5th position (5 x 8 6) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 x 15) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished guitar tab — 15th position (17 16 17 15) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯° sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3
Same notes asA♯m♭5
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A♯° in other tunings:

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