D–A♭ 5-string bass chord

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5-string bass · Standard

D tritone dyad · Open position

BEADG♭5noteDA♭roleR♭5fret01fret 1C0C1C2C3C4
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play D–A♭ on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the B, E and A strings.

From the B string x x x 0 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D–A♭?

D–A♭, D tritone dyad, is D and A♭: the root (D) and the diminished fifth (A♭). Its formula is 1 ♭5.

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Tritone dyad chords in every key

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D–A♭ on other instruments

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