Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

B°♯5B Diminished Sharp 5th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

F♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · 5 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · F♯

How to play it

B°♯5 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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 5th guitar chord — 9th position (9 10 12 10) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

B°♯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.

B Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (9 10 12 10) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How B°♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledtense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4 · 5

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