7-string bass · Standard
C quartal chord, four notes · also Cm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 1
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
C–F–B♭–E♭ 7-string bass chord
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How to play C–F–B♭–E♭ on 7-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 1st fret. Don’t play the G, C and F strings.
From the B string 1 1 1 1 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C–F–B♭–E♭?
C–F–B♭–E♭, C quartal chord, four notes, is C, F, B♭ and E♭: the root (C), the perfect fourth (F), the minor seventh (B♭) and the minor third (E♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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C–F–B♭–E♭ on other instruments
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Also for 7-string bass
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