Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B°(add2)B Diminished Added 2nd

A♯Root

Ctone

C♯tone

Etone

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

How to play it

B°(add2) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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).

B Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 5 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 5 8 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 x 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B°(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 Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 5 8 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 5 8 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

B Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 x 9 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

Sound

How B°(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · C♯ · E

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · 2 · 4

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