8-string bass · Standard
A minor major seventh · Open position
Am(maj7) 8-string bass chord
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How to play Am(maj7) on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the A and C strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and F strings.
From the F♯ string x x x 0 2 1 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Am(maj7)?
Am(maj7), A minor major seventh, is A, C, E and G♯: the root (A), the minor third (C), the perfect fifth (E) and the major seventh (G♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7.
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