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
E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ 5-string bass chord
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How to play E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 4th fret. Don’t play the G string.
From the B string 4 4 4 4 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭?
E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭, E♭ quartal chord, four notes, is E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭), the minor seventh (D♭) and the minor third (G♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ on other instruments
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