Amaj7♭5 8-string bass chord

How to play Amaj7♭5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the C string at the 1st fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and F strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 0 1 1 1 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Amaj7♭5?

Amaj7♭5, A major seventh flat five, is A, C♯, E♭ and G♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the diminished fifth (E♭) and the major seventh (G♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 7.