8-string bass · Standard
B perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
B–E 8-string bass chord
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How to play B–E on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the B and E strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, A, D, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string x 0 0 x x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B–E?
B–E, B perfect fourth dyad, is B and E: the root (B) and the perfect fourth (E). Its formula is 1 4.
More B chords on 8-string bass
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Perfect fourth dyad chords in every key
C–Ftwo notesC♯–F♯two notesD–Gtwo notesE♭–A♭two notesE–Atwo notesF–B♭two notesF♯–Btwo notesG–Ctwo notesA♭–D♭two notesA–Dtwo notesB♭–E♭two notes
B–E on other instruments
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Also for 8-string bass
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