6-string bass · Standard
E tritone dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–B♭ 6-string bass chord
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How to play E–B♭ on 6-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the E string ring open. Don’t play the B, D, G and C strings.
From the B string x 0 1 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–B♭?
E–B♭, E tritone dyad, is E and B♭: the root (E) and the diminished fifth (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭5.
More E chords on 6-string bass
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Tritone dyad chords in every key
C–G♭two notesC♯–Gtwo notesD–A♭two notesE♭–Atwo notesF–Btwo notesF♯–Ctwo notesG–D♭two notesA♭–Dtwo notesA–E♭two notesB♭–Etwo notesB–Ftwo notes
E–B♭ on other instruments
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