8-string bass · Standard
G quartal chord, four notes · also Gm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 1
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
G–C–F–B♭ 8-string bass chord
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How to play G–C–F–B♭ on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the F♯ to the A at the 1st fret. Don’t play the D, G, C and F strings.
From the F♯ string 1 1 1 1 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in G–C–F–B♭?
G–C–F–B♭, G quartal chord, four notes, is G, C, F and B♭: the root (G), the perfect fourth (C), the minor seventh (F) and the minor third (B♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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G–C–F–B♭ on other instruments
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