Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯o7♯5C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th

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Ftone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Btone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7 · Notes D · F · G♯ · A♯ · B

How to play it

C♯o7♯5 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2, 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).

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 5 3 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 7 0 5 6) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 14 12 11 x) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 14 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (x 16 17 15 17 17) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

C♯o7♯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.

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 5 3 5 5) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 7 0 5 6) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 14 12 11 x) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 12 11 12) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 14 12 11 12) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (x 16 17 15 17 17) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

Sound

How C♯o7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarleddissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · A♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · ♭7

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