5-string bass · Standard
B♭ Lydian dominant seventh · Frets 6–7
B♭7♯11 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭7♯11 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 7th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 7th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 6 7 6 7 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭7♯11?
B♭7♯11, B♭ Lydian dominant seventh, is B♭, D, F, A♭ and E: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the perfect fifth (F), the minor seventh (A♭) and the sharp eleventh (E). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11.
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