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

D♯M♭5D♯ Major Flat 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · 6 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · C

How to play it

D♯M♭5 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).

D♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

D♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

D♯M♭5 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.

D♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 x 9) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

D♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

Sound

How D♯M♭5 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

quirkyunstable

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · 6

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