Banjo · Standard
A quartal chord, three notes · also A7sus4 (no 5th) · Frets 7–8
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
A–D–G banjo chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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How to play A–D–G on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low D string at the 7th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 7th fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the short G and high D strings.
From the short G string x 7 7 8 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–D–G?
A–D–G, A quartal chord, three notes, is A, D and G: the root (A), the perfect fourth (D) and the minor seventh (G). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
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Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
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