Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

AM♭5A Major Flat 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · ♭3  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C

How to play it

AM♭5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 0 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 x 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 0 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 7 8 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 x 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 19 20 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Read it as tab

AM♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 0 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 x 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 0 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 7 8 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 x 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
A Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 19 20 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)
Sound

How AM♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
quirkyunstable
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · ♭3
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