Topic: Ab/Eb???
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How do you play this chord?
- Stonebridge
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Re: Ab/Eb???
There's another thread somewhere about this notation. The /Eb means that the "bass" or lowest note you play is an Eb. This note is part of (the 5th) an Ab chord so in this case, it's a straight Ab chord shape (barre on 4th fret) but not playing the lowest string.
Re: Ab/Eb???
igor_ivanovski85 wrote:
Again me
How do you play this chord?
On a piano, the Ab is the right hand and the Eb is the left hand.
On the guitar there are several ways to play the booger of a chord. Here are a few;
1) tune guitar a half-step down and play (002220)
2)XX114X
3)as Stonebridge stated(466744)
The Eb is a note within the structure of Ab so simply playing the Ab is the easiest and most practical route. If a bass player is playing with you, they'd play the Eb, you'd play the Ab, and harmonious bliss would then occur..........
Give everything but up.
Re: Ab/Eb???
I play Eb tuba along with a guitar player.
He uses a capo on his first fret. Then he is able to play a "D" chord above that and it comes out Eb. Playing a "G" chord will yield an Ab.
This puts my tuba in all it's "happy" keys.
Together we sound like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wknF17Yh2ME
We pronounce it "Guf Coast".
Ya'll wanna go down to the Guf?
Ya'll wanna go down to the Guf?
- Russell_Harding
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Re: Ab/Eb???
I enjoyed your "house concerts" tuba,kind of feels like dixieland music we have a group in Port Washington wisconsin that plays with a tuba for bass every saturday afternoon at the farmers market it really sets a nice atmosphere there called the "Dockside Ramblers"and there very good thanks for the link 
tubatooter1940 wrote:
I play Eb tuba along with a guitar player.
He uses a capo on his first fret. Then he is able to play a "D" chord above that and it comes out Eb. Playing a "G" chord will yield an Ab.
This puts my tuba in all it's "happy" keys.
Together we sound like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wknF17Yh2ME
"Growing old is not for sissies"
6 2008-10-27 17:27:23 (edited by Russell_Harding 2008-10-28 03:12:26)
- Russell_Harding
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Re: Ab/Eb???
Try this program its free and easy to use it will answer most or all of your questions http://www.guitaralchemist.com/index-1.html
igor_ivanovski85 wrote:
Again me
How do you play this chord?
"Growing old is not for sissies"