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

F°♯5F Diminished Sharp 5th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Etone

F♯tone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · F♯

How to play it

F°♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), 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).

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (14 15 12 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Read it as tab

F°♯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.

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 0 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (14 15 12 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How F°♯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)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2

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