Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2

A♯°(add2)A♯ Diminished Added 2nd

G♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone

Formula ♭7 · 1 · ♭2 · 3  ·  Notes G♯ · A♯ · B · D

How to play it

A♯°(add2) fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · 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).

A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (8 x x 6 5 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (x x 8 6 5 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 x 6 x 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 7th position (8 7 10 x x 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (8 x 10 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (8 x 11 9 x 8) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (8 x 10 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 11th position (x 13 11 x 13 12) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

A♯°(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♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (8 x x 6 5 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (x x 8 6 5 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 x 6 x 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 7th position (8 7 10 x x 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (8 x 10 9 x 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (8 x 11 9 x 8) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (8 x 10 9 11 9) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
A♯ Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 11th position (x 13 11 x 13 12) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 2
Sound

How A♯°(add2) sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 1 · ♭2 · 3
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