8-string · Standard
E perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–A 8-string guitar chord
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How to play E–A on 8-string guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the low E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯, low B, D, G, high B and high E strings.
From the F♯ string x x 0 0 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–A?
E–A, E perfect fourth dyad, is E and A: the root (E) and the perfect fourth (A). Its formula is 1 4.
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Perfect fourth dyad chords in every key
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E–A on other instruments
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