5-string bass · Standard
E dominant seventh flat five · Open position
E7♭5 5-string bass chord
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How to play E7♭5 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the E and D strings ring open. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 0 1 0 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E7♭5?
E7♭5, E dominant seventh flat five, is E, G♯, B♭ and D: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the diminished fifth (B♭) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7.
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