8-string bass · Standard
A tritone dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
A–E♭ 8-string bass chord
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How to play A–E♭ on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string x x x 0 1 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–E♭?
A–E♭, A tritone dyad, is A and E♭: the root (A) and the diminished fifth (E♭). Its formula is 1 ♭5.
More A chords on 8-string bass
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Tritone dyad chords in every key
C–G♭two notesC♯–Gtwo notesD–A♭two notesE♭–Atwo notesE–B♭two notesF–Btwo notesF♯–Ctwo notesG–D♭two notesA♭–Dtwo notesB♭–Etwo notesB–Ftwo notes
A–E♭ on other instruments
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