C#add2 chord

C#add2 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

C#add2 is equivalent to D flat added 2nd. C#add2 can be seen as a C# triad with an added second (D#) and is comparable to C#add9. It is usually played as one of the possible movable shapes.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, second, major third and perfect fifth intervals. Notice that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

C#add2 is an abbreviation for C sharp added second. A less common abbreviation is C#2.

Notes

The notes that the C#add2 chord consists of are C#, D#, F and G#.

Try it in a chord progression

B - C#add2 - D#m

Inversions

1st inversion: C#add2/D# (means that D# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: C#add2/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: C#add2/G# (means that G# is the bass note).

Omissions

C#add2(no5) is a C# added 2nd with no fifth (G#).


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