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

Bm(add2)B Minor Added 2nd

A♯Root
Ctone
C♯tone
Ftone

Formula 7 · ♭2 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · C · C♯ · F

How to play it

Bm(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 Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 1 0 3 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 1 x 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 3 1 0 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 x 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 0 5 4 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 x 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

Bm(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 Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 1 0 3 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 1 x 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 3 1 0 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 x 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 0 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 0 5 4 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
B Minor Added 2nd guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 x 8 8 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How Bm(add2) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensepoignant
Genres
rockexperimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

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