Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)

B+7♭5B Augmented 7th Flat 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
Etone
F♯tone
G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 6  ·  Notes A♯ · D · E · F♯ · G♯

How to play it

B+7♭5 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), 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 Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 1 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x 2 3 1 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 10 9 9 8 7) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 14 13 13 12 15) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 19th position (21 22 21 21 20 19) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Read it as tab

B+7♭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.

B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 1 0 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x 2 3 1 0 1) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 10 9 9 8 7) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 14 13 13 12 15) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
B Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 19th position (21 22 21 21 20 19) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Sound

How B+7♭5 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · F♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · 6
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