8-string bass · Standard
B♭ six nine · Open position
B♭6/9 8-string bass chord
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How to play B♭6/9 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the D, G, C and F strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.
From the F♯ string x x x 1 0 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭6/9?
B♭6/9, B♭ six nine, is B♭, D, F, G and C: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the perfect fifth (F), the major sixth (G) and the ninth (C). Its formula is 1 3 5 6 9.
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