G♭aug(add9) 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

G♭ augmented added ninth · Open position

F♯BEADGCFR39♯5noteG♭B♭DA♭DroleR3♯59♯5fret21012frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play G♭aug(add9) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the C string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and F strings.

From the F♯ string x x 2 1 0 1 2 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♭aug(add9)?

G♭aug(add9), G♭ augmented added ninth, is G♭, B♭, D and A♭: the root (G♭), the major third (B♭), the augmented fifth (D) and the ninth (A♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 9.

G♭aug(add9) on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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