Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

E°(add4)E Diminished Added 4th

G♯Root

Btone

C♯tone

Dtone

Formula 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7 · Notes G♯ · B · C♯ · D

How to play it

E°(add4) 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).

E Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 5 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

E°(add4) 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.

E Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 5 3) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How E°(add4) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · C♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7

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