Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B°B Diminished

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

Formula 7 · 2 · 4 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

B° fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1, 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 guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 x 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 x 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar chord — 19th position (19 20 21 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

B° 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 guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 x 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 x 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

B Diminished guitar tab — 19th position (19 20 21 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How B° sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

tenseanxiousunstable

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 4

Same notes asBm♭5

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