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A major second dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
A–B guitar chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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B minor seventh dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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B quartal chord, three notes · also B7sus4 (no 5th) · Fret 2
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play A–B on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, D and high E strings.
From the low E string x x x 2 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–B?
A–B, A major second dyad, is A and B: the root (A) and the major second (B). Its formula is 1 2.
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Major second dyad chords in every key
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