Banjo · Standard
A♭ quartal chord, four notes · also A♭m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 6–9
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
A♭–D♭–G♭–B banjo chord
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How to play A♭–D♭–G♭–B on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the low D to the G at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 7th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 9th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 6 6 7 9 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A♭–D♭–G♭–B?
A♭–D♭–G♭–B, A♭ quartal chord, four notes, is A♭, D♭, G♭ and B: the root (A♭), the perfect fourth (D♭), the minor seventh (G♭) and the sharp ninth (B). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♯9.
More A♭ chords on banjo
A♭brightG♯msadA♭7the pullA♭maj7dreamyG♯m7mellowA♭sus2openA♭sus4openA♭add9sweetG♯dimthe edgeA♭auguneasyA♭6sweetA♭m6bittersweetA♭9the pullA♭7sus4openA♭5rawG♯m7♭5the edgeG♯dim7the edgeEvery A♭ chord ›
Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭–E♭wideC♯–F♯–B–EwideD–G–C–FwideE♭–A♭–D♭–G♭wideE–A–D–GwideF–B♭–E♭–A♭wideF♯–B–E–AwideG–C–F–B♭wideA–D–G–CwideB♭–E♭–A♭–D♭wideB–E–A–Dwide
A♭–D♭–G♭–B on other instruments
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