8-string bass · Standard
F♯ quartal chord, four notes · also F♯m7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
F♯–B–E–A 8-string bass chord
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How to play F♯–B–E–A on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the F♯, B, E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the D, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string 0 0 0 0 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in F♯–B–E–A?
F♯–B–E–A, F♯ quartal chord, four notes, is F♯, B, E and A: the root (F♯), the perfect fourth (B), the minor seventh (E) and the minor third (A). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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F♯–B–E–A on other instruments
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