Scale degrees · G major

The 2 of G is A

The 2 (two) of G is A: a major second above the root.

How to find it

Count letters first, the root included: G, A. A 2nd lands on A.

Then the sound: a major second is 2 semitones above G, which is exactly where A is — no sharp or flat needed.

Where you meet it

The 2 is a whole step above the root. An octave up it is called the 9 — the same note, A — and it is the first colour most players add to a chord.

In Gadd9:

G · B · D · A

The 2 in every key

Key	The 2
C	D
G	A
D	E
A	B
E	F♯
B	C♯
F♯	G♯
D♭	E♭
A♭	B♭
E♭	F
B♭	C
F	G

Every degree of G