8-string bass · Standard
B♭ major seventh flat five · Open position
B♭maj7♭5 8-string bass chord
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How to play B♭maj7♭5 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 4th fret. Let the E, A and D strings ring open. Don’t play the B, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string 4 x 0 0 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭maj7♭5?
B♭maj7♭5, B♭ major seventh flat five, is B♭, D, F♭ and A: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the diminished fifth (F♭) and the major seventh (A). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 7.
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