6-string bass · Standard
B dominant seventh flat five · Open position
B7♭5 6-string bass chord
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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 1st fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the B and A strings ring open. Don’t play the G and C strings.
From the B string 0 1 0 1 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B7♭5?
B7♭5, B dominant seventh flat five, is B, D♯, F and A: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the diminished fifth (F) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7.
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Dominant seventh flat five chords in every key
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B7♭5 on other instruments
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