Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

AM6(add2)A Major 6th Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
A♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

AM6(add2) fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), 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 Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 2 4 4 1 2) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 6 9 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 x 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 6 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 6 9 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 6 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 9 9 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Read it as tab

AM6(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 Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 4 4 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 2 4 4 1 2) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 6 9 x 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 x 6 6 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 6 x 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 6 9 6 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 6 9 9 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
A Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 9 9 6 7) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Sound

How AM6(add2) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
sparklingcheerful
Genres
popcountry
Theory

Notes & relationships

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