Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Ao11(add2)A Diminished 11th Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
Atone
Ctone
D♯tone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 6 · 7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · A · C · D♯ · G♯ · B

How to play it

Ao11(add2) fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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 11th Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 0 5 7 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Read it as tab

Ao11(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 11th Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 0 5 7 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Sound

How Ao11(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clusteredeerie
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · A · C · D♯ · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 7 · 2
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