Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

AM(add2)A Major Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
A♯tone
C♯tone

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

How to play it

AM(add2) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3, 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 Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 x 6 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 x 8 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 8 x 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 8 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 8 6 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 8 8 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM(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.

A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 x 6 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 x 8 6) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 8 x 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 8 8 x) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 6 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 8 6) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 8 6 8) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
A Major Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 8 8 6) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM(add2) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightcolorfulyouthful
Genres
poprock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · ♭2 · 3
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