7-string bass · Standard
B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
B–E–A–D 7-string bass chord
What it is
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How to play B–E–A–D on 7-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the B, E, A and D strings ring open. Don’t play the G, C and F strings.
From the B string 0 0 0 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B–E–A–D?
B–E–A–D, B quartal chord, four notes, is B, E, A and D: the root (B), the perfect fourth (E), the minor seventh (A) and the minor third (D). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More B chords on 7-string bass
BbrightBmsadB7the pullBmaj7dreamyBm7mellowBsus2openBsus4openBadd9sweetBdimthe edgeBauguneasyB6sweetBm6bittersweetB9the pullB7sus4openB5rawBm7♭5the edgeEvery B chord ›
Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭–E♭wideC♯–F♯–B–EwideD–G–C–FwideE♭–A♭–D♭–G♭wideE–A–D–GwideF–B♭–E♭–A♭wideF♯–B–E–AwideG–C–F–B♭wideA♭–D♭–G♭–BwideA–D–G–CwideB♭–E♭–A♭–D♭wide
B–E–A–D on other instruments
Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo
Also for 7-string bass
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