Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

E°♯5E Diminished Sharp 5th

G♯Root

Btone

Dtone

Etone

Formula 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 1 · Notes G♯ · B · D · E

How to play it

E°♯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).

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

E Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 17 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

Read it as tab

E°♯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.

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

E Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 17 15) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How E°♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledtense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · E

Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7 · 1

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