E–B♭ 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

E tritone dyad · Open position

F♯BEADGBE♭5noteEB♭roleR♭5fret01fret 1C1C2C3C4C5C6
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play E–B♭ on 8-string guitar

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

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

What notes are in E–B♭?

E–B♭, E tritone dyad, is E and B♭: the root (E) and the diminished fifth (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭5.

E–B♭ on other instruments

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

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