Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Bø7(add2)B Half-Diminished 7th Added 2nd

A♯Root

Ctone

C♯tone

Etone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · 6 · Notes A♯ · C · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

Bø7(add2) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · 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).

B Half-Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 9 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 8 10 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Bø7(add2) 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 9 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

B Half-Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 8 10 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How Bø7(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

anxiousfragile

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · C♯ · E · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · 6

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