Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E7(add2)E Dominant 7th Added 2nd

G♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

E7(add2) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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).

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 3 4 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 7 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (4 7 0 4 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 15th position (16 16 15 16 18) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 15th position (16 16 15 18 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

E7(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.

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 3 4 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 7 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (4 7 0 4 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 15th position (16 16 15 16 18) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 15th position (16 16 15 18 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How E7(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

colorfulbluesy

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · 2

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