Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

A°(add2)A Diminished Added 2nd

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Atone
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Formula 6 · 7 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · A · C

How to play it

A°(add2) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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).

A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (3 1 x 2 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (3 1 x 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 x x 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (3 0 5 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (x x 5 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
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 — Open (3 1 x 2 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (3 1 x 2 2 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 x x 3 2 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 0 x 3 2 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (3 0 5 3 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
A Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (x x 5 3 2 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How A°(add2) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

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