C–E♭ 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

C minor third dyad · Frets 3–5

BEADGC3R♭3noteCE♭roleR♭3fret53frets 3–5C0C1C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play C–E♭ on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the C string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the B, E, A and D strings.

From the B string x x x x 5 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C–E♭?

C–E♭, C minor third dyad, is C and E♭: the root (C) and the minor third (E♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3.

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Minor third dyad chords in every key

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C–E♭ on other instruments

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