Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Bo7(add2)B Diminished 7th Added 2nd

A♯Root
Ctone
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · ♭6  ·  Notes A♯ · C · C♯ · E · G

How to play it

Bo7(add2) fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2, 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 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 7 9 10) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
B Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (7 8 7 10 9) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

Bo7(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 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 7 9 10) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
B Diminished 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (7 8 7 10 9) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How Bo7(add2) sounds

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Moods & genres

Moods
skitteringeerie
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · C♯ · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · 2 · 4 · ♭6
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Bo7(add2) in other tunings:

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