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

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 x 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 1 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 0 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 2 1 3 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 2 1 3 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 x 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
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.

B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 x 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 x 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 1 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 0 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 2 1 3 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 2 1 3 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Augmented Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 x 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How B+(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamlikehazy
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · 5
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