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

BM11(add2)B Major 11th Added 2nd

A♯Root

Ctone

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

BM11(add2) fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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 Major 11th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 0 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Major 11th Added 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (7 7 6 5 4 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Read it as tab

BM11(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 Major 11th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 0 5 4 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Major 11th Added 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (7 7 6 5 4 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Sound

How BM11(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C · D · F · A · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3

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