8-string bass · Standard
E♭ quartal chord, four notes · also E♭m7(add11), no 5th · Fret 4
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ 8-string bass chord
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How to play E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ 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 4th fret. Don’t play the F♯, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string x 4 4 4 4 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭?
E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭, E♭ quartal chord, four notes, is E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭), the minor seventh (D♭) and the minor third (G♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More E♭ chords on 8-string bass
E♭brightE♭msadE♭7the pullE♭maj7dreamyE♭m7mellowE♭sus2openE♭sus4openE♭add9sweetD♯dimthe edgeE♭auguneasyE♭6sweetE♭m6bittersweetE♭9the pullE♭7sus4openE♭5rawD♯m7♭5the edgeD♯dim7the edgeEvery E♭ chord ›
Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭–E♭wideC♯–F♯–B–EwideD–G–C–FwideE–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
E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ on other instruments
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Also for 8-string bass
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