8-string bass · Standard
A quartal chord, four notes · also Am7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
A–D–G–C 8-string bass chord
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How to play A–D–G–C on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the A, D, G and C strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and F strings.
From the F♯ string x x x 0 0 0 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–D–G–C?
A–D–G–C, A quartal chord, four notes, is A, D, G and C: the root (A), the perfect fourth (D), the minor seventh (G) and the minor third (C). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More A chords on 8-string bass
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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A–D–G–C on other instruments
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