B+(add2)B Augmented Added 2nd
A♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone
Formula 7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5 · Notes A♯ · C · D · F♯
How to play it
B+(add2) fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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).
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.
Sound
How B+(add2) sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
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Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesA♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5
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