HardMandolin · Standard
F quartal chord, four notes · also Fm7(add11), no 5th · Frets 4–10
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
B♭–E♭–A♭ mandolin chord
What it is
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How to play B♭–E♭–A♭ on mandolin
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret and your index finger on the E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the G string.
From the G string x 8 6 4 (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.
More B♭ chords on mandolin
B♭brightB♭msadB♭7the pullB♭maj7dreamyB♭m7mellowB♭sus2openB♭sus4openB♭add9sweetA♯dimthe edgeB♭auguneasyB♭6sweetB♭m6bittersweetB♭9the pullB♭7sus4openB♭5rawA♯m7♭5the edgeA♯dim7the edgeEvery B♭ chord ›
Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideC♯–F♯–BwideD–G–CwideE♭–A♭–D♭wideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideG–C–FwideA♭–D♭–G♭wideA–D–GwideB–E–Awide
B♭–E♭–A♭ on other instruments
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