Gadd2 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More G chordsGadd2 can be seen as a G triad with an added second (A) and is comparable to Gadd9. It is usually played as an open chord or as one of the possible movable shapes. It's seldom played as a barre chord.
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.
Gadd2 is an abbreviation for G added second. A less common abbreviation is G2.
The notes that the Gadd2 chord consists of are G, A, B and D.
Aadd2 - D - Dsus4 - Gadd2
1st inversion: Gadd2/A (means that A is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Gadd2/B (means that B is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Gadd2/D (means that D is the bass note).
Gadd2(no5) is a G added 2nd with no fifth (D).