B7♯5 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

B augmented seventh · Frets 5–6

BEADGC5♭73♯5noteBAD♯F𝄪Same note as GroleR♭73♯5fret0565frets 5–6C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play B7♯5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the G and C strings.

From the B string 0 5 6 5 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B7♯5?

B7♯5, B augmented seventh, is B, D♯, F♯♯ and A: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the augmented fifth (F♯♯) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.

B7♯5 on other instruments

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