8-string bass · Standard
E dominant seventh sharp five flat nine · Open position
E7♯5♭9 8-string bass chord
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How to play E7♯5♭9 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the E, D, C and F strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and A strings.
From the F♯ string x x 0 x 0 1 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E7♯5♭9?
E7♯5♭9, E dominant seventh sharp five flat nine, is E, G♯, B♯, D and F: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the augmented fifth (B♯), the minor seventh (D) and the flat ninth (F). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9.
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