5-string bass · Standard
E♭ quartal chord, four notes · also E♭m7(add11), no 5th · Fret 4
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
A♭–D♭–G♭ 5-string bass chord
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How to play A♭–D♭–G♭ on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the B and G strings.
From the B string x 4 4 4 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A♭–D♭–G♭?
A♭–D♭–G♭, A♭ quartal chord, three notes, is A♭, D♭ and G♭: the root (A♭), the perfect fourth (D♭) and the minor seventh (G♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More A♭ chords on 5-string bass
A♭brightG♯msadA♭7the pullA♭maj7dreamyG♯m7mellowA♭sus2openA♭sus4openA♭add9sweetG♯dimthe edgeA♭auguneasyA♭6sweetA♭m6bittersweetA♭9the pullA♭7sus4openA♭5rawG♯m7♭5the edgeG♯dim7the edgeEvery A♭ chord ›
Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideC♯–F♯–BwideD–G–CwideE♭–A♭–D♭wideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideG–C–FwideA–D–GwideB♭–E♭–A♭wideB–E–Awide
A♭–D♭–G♭ on other instruments
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Also for 5-string bass
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