B(♯4) 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

B major with sharp four, no fifth, from B Lydian · Open position

F♯BEADGCF♯4R3noteBE♯Same note as FBD♯roleR♯4R3fret0121frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play B(♯4) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 0 1 2 1 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B(♯4)?

B(♯4), B major with sharp four, no fifth, is B, D♯ and E♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯) and the augmented fourth (E♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯4.

B(♯4) on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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