C–A♭ 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

C minor sixth dyad · Frets 8–11

BEADGC8R♭6noteCA♭roleR♭6fret811frets 8–11C0C1C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play C–A♭ on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the A string at the 11th fret. Don’t play the B, D, G and C strings.

From the B string x 8 11 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C–A♭?

C–A♭, C minor sixth dyad, is C and A♭: the root (C) and the ♭6 (A♭). Its formula is 1 ♭6.

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Minor sixth dyad chords in every key

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C–A♭ on other instruments

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