5-string bass · Standard
B♭ minor third dyad · Frets 6–8
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
B♭–D♭ 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭–D♭ on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B, E and A strings.
From the B string x x x 8 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭–D♭?
B♭–D♭, B♭ minor third dyad, is B♭ and D♭: the root (B♭) and the minor third (D♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3.
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Minor third dyad chords in every key
C–E♭two notesC♯–Etwo notesD–Ftwo notesE♭–G♭two notesE–Gtwo notesF–A♭two notesF♯–Atwo notesG–B♭two notesG♯–Btwo notesA–Ctwo notesB–Dtwo notes
B♭–D♭ on other instruments
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