8-string bass · Standard
B♭ thirteenth suspended fourth · Open position
B♭13sus4 8-string bass chord
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How to play B♭13sus4 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the F string at the 2nd fret. Let the C string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.
From the F♯ string x x x 1 1 1 0 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭13sus4?
B♭13sus4, B♭ thirteenth suspended fourth, is B♭, E♭, F, A♭, C and G: the root (B♭), the perfect fourth (E♭), the perfect fifth (F), the minor seventh (A♭), the ninth (C) and the thirteenth (G). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9 13.
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