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
E♭–A♭–D♭ 5-string bass chord
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How to play E♭–A♭–D♭ on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the D and G strings.
From the B string 4 4 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E♭–A♭–D♭?
E♭–A♭–D♭, E♭ quartal chord, three notes, is E♭, A♭ and D♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭) and the minor seventh (D♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More E♭ chords on 5-string bass
E♭brightE♭msadE♭7the pullE♭maj7dreamyE♭m7mellowE♭sus2openE♭sus4openE♭add9sweetD♯dimthe edgeE♭auguneasyE♭6sweetE♭m6bittersweetE♭9the pullE♭7sus4openE♭5rawD♯m7♭5the edgeD♯dim7the edgeEvery E♭ chord ›
Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideC♯–F♯–BwideD–G–CwideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideG–C–FwideA♭–D♭–G♭wideA–D–GwideB♭–E♭–A♭wideB–E–Awide
E♭–A♭–D♭ on other instruments
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Also for 5-string bass
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