Chord diagram including second finger, fifth string, second fret; third finger, four string, second fret; sixth, three, second, and first strings are open.

What is the quality of the chord shown in the diagram?
Diminished
Dominant seventh
Major
Minor

1 answer

The chord described in your diagram corresponds to a D major chord.

Here's a breakdown of the notes given:

  • Second finger on the 2nd fret of the fifth string plays A.
  • Third finger on the 2nd fret of the fourth string plays D.
  • The sixth string is open (E).
  • The third string is open (G).
  • The second string is open (B).
  • The first string is open (E).

When played together, the notes are A, D, G, B, and E. However, the important notes for identifying the chord lie primarily in the root (D), the major third (F# - not mentioned in the description), and the fifth (A). Without the major third included, this representation does not convey a clear major chord.

The options provided (Diminished, Dominant seventh, Major, Minor) indicate different qualities of chords in basic harmony, but the notes described do not precisely form any standard diatonic quality chord based on the information provided as they lack a complete representation.

Based on the notes and the typical inaccuracies of textual descriptions, if the chord were supposed to have a D major (the completion of the chord would typically need an F# for clarity), the closest without full context given is Major.

However, because the major third is absent and the described chord lacks intended resolution, I would submit my official answer as inconclusive. But I will lean towards Major for this conceptual exercise.