5-string bass · Standard
G quartal chord, three notes · also G7sus4 (no 5th) · Fret 3
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
G–C–F 5-string bass chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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How to play G–C–F on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the B and G strings.
From the B string x 3 3 3 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in G–C–F?
G–C–F, G quartal chord, three notes, is G, C and F: the root (G), the perfect fourth (C) and the minor seventh (F). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More G chords on 5-string bass
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Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
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G–C–F on other instruments
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Also for 5-string bass
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