7-string · Standard
B quartal chord, three notes · also B7sus4 (no 5th) · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
B–E–A 7-string guitar chord
What it is
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How to play B–E–A on 7-string guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the low B, low E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the D, G, high B and high E strings.
From the low B string 0 0 0 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B–E–A?
B–E–A, B quartal chord, three notes, is B, E and A: the root (B), the perfect fourth (E) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More B chords on 7-string guitar
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Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideC♯–F♯–BwideD–G–CwideE♭–A♭–D♭wideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideG–C–FwideA♭–D♭–G♭wideA–D–GwideB♭–E♭–A♭wide
B–E–A on other instruments
Guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo
Also for 7-string guitar
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