B–E–A 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

B quartal chord, three notes · also B7sus4 (no 5th) · Open strings

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Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play B–E–A on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the low B, low E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, D, G, high B and high E strings.

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

What notes are in B–E–A?

B–E–A, B quartal chord, three notes, is B, E and A: the root (B), the perfect fourth (E) and the minor seventh (A). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.

B–E–A on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

Also for 8-string guitar

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