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E perfect fifth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–B guitar chord
What it is
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B perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
B quartal chord, three notes · also B7sus4 (no 5th) · Fret 2
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play E–B on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E string ring open. Don’t play the D, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string 0 2 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–B?
E–B, E perfect fifth dyad, is E and B: the root (E) and the perfect fifth (B). Its formula is 1 5.
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Perfect fifth dyad chords in every key
C–Gtwo notesC♯–G♯two notesD–Atwo notesE♭–B♭two notesF–Ctwo notesF♯–C♯two notesG–Dtwo notesA♭–E♭two notesA–Etwo notesB♭–Ftwo notesB–F♯two notes