Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Cø7♯5C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th

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D♯tone

F♯tone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7 · Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

Cø7♯5 fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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 Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 6 3 4 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 8 8 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 8 11 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 11 x 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 11 8 8 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 8 11 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 11 8 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 11 10 8 9 8) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Read it as tab

Cø7♯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 Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 6 3 4 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 8 8 7 6) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 8 11 9 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 11 x 8 9 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 11 8 8 9 x) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 8 11 9 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 11 8 8 9 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

C Half-Diminished 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 11 10 8 9 8) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Sound

How Cø7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkytense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7

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