Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E+(add2)E Augmented Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · E

How to play it

E+(add2) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 x 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 x 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 15th position (15 16 x 15 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 15th position (15 16 x 17 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

E+(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 Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 x 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 x 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 3 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 15th position (15 16 x 15 17) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
E Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 15th position (15 16 x 17 15) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1
Sound

How E+(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamlikehazy
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 1
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