Ukulele · D Tuning (ADF♯B)

A°A Diminished

F♯Root
Atone
Ctone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C

How to play it

A° fingering positions

D Tuning (ADF♯B), 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).

A Diminished guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 x 4) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 0 4) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 6 4) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 6 x) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
Read it as tab

A° 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.

A Diminished guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 4) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 x 4) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 0 4) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 6 4) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
A Diminished guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 6 x) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
Sound

How A° sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseanxiousunstable
Genres
classicaljazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3
Same notes asAm♭5
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