8-string bass · Standard
B♭ dominant seventh sharp five flat nine · Frets 4–5
B♭7♯5♭9 8-string bass chord
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How to play B♭7♯5♭9 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings from the F♯ to the G at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the B, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string 4 x 4 5 4 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭7♯5♭9?
B♭7♯5♭9, B♭ dominant seventh sharp five flat nine, is B♭, D, F♯, A♭ and C♭: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the augmented fifth (F♯), the minor seventh (A♭) and the flat ninth (C♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9.
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