Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A7(add2)A Dominant 7th Added 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

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

How to play it

A7(add2) fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 0 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 4 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 x 2 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A7(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 Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 0 2 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 4 2 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 x 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 x 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 x 2 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 7th Added 2nd guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How A7(add2) sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
colorfulbluesy
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

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