5-string bass · Standard
B♭ quartal chord, four notes · also B♭m7(add11), no 5th · Fret 6
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 6 6 6 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭?
B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭, B♭ quartal chord, four notes, is B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭: the root (B♭), the perfect fourth (E♭), the minor seventh (A♭) and the minor third (D♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ on other instruments
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