8-string bass · Standard
C quartal chord, four notes · also Cm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 1
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
C–F–B♭–E♭ 8-string bass chord
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How to play C–F–B♭–E♭ on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 1st fret. Don’t play the F♯, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string x 1 1 1 1 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C–F–B♭–E♭?
C–F–B♭–E♭, C quartal chord, four notes, is C, F, B♭ and E♭: the root (C), the perfect fourth (F), the minor seventh (B♭) and the minor third (E♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More C chords on 8-string bass
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C♯–F♯–B–EwideD–G–C–FwideE♭–A♭–D♭–G♭wideE–A–D–GwideF–B♭–E♭–A♭wideF♯–B–E–AwideG–C–F–B♭wideA♭–D♭–G♭–BwideA–D–G–CwideB♭–E♭–A♭–D♭wideB–E–A–Dwide
C–F–B♭–E♭ on other instruments
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Also for 8-string bass
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