Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

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

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3, 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 — 6th position (6 7 x 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 9 8 7 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 6 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 9 8 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 12 11 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 14 11 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

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 — 6th position (6 7 x 8 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 9 8 7 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 6 8 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 9 8 8 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 9 8 7 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 12 11 14 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

C♯ Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 14 11 14 12) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Sound

How C♯o7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

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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