B♭ quartal chord, four notes · also B♭m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 8–11
B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ banjo chord
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How to play B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ 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 8th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 9th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 11th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 8 8 9 11 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭?
B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭, B♭ quartal chord, four notes, is B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭: the root (B♭), the perfect fourth (E♭), the minor seventh (A♭) and the minor third (D♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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B♭–E♭–A♭–D♭ on other instruments
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