The major 2nd is 2 semitones (2 frets on the guitar). Listen to it below, then test yourself with the trainer.
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See Mentorship PlansTwo frets, also called a whole step or a tone. It's the sound of ordinary stepwise melody, neither happy nor sad, and most tunes are full of them. Played together it has a gentle rub, which is the sound of sus2 and add9 chords.
A major 2nd is 2 semitones, so from A it goes to B. Turned upside down it becomes a minor 7th.
With the root on the low E string at the 5th fret, the major 2nd is on the same string, 2 frets up; on the A string, 3 frets lower.
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A major 2nd is 2 semitones, which is 2 frets on the guitar.
Turned upside down, a major 2nd becomes a minor 7th. The two always add up to an octave.
Going up, Happy Birthday starts with a major 2nd. Coming down, Mary Had a Little Lamb does.