8-string bass · Standard
E♭ major ninth · Open position
E♭maj9 8-string bass chord
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How to play E♭maj9 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the C string at the 3rd fret. Let the D, G and F strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and A strings.
From the F♯ string x x x x 0 0 3 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E♭maj9?
E♭maj9, E♭ major ninth, is E♭, G, B♭, D and F: the root (E♭), the major third (G), the perfect fifth (B♭), the major seventh (D) and the ninth (F). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.
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E♭maj9 on other instruments
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