Banjo · Standard
D quartal chord, four notes · also Dm7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
D–G–C–F banjo chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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How to play D–G–C–F on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 3rd fret. Let the low D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 0 1 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in D–G–C–F?
D–G–C–F, D quartal chord, four notes, is D, G, C and F: the root (D), the perfect fourth (G), the minor seventh (C) and the minor third (F). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More D chords on banjo
DbrightDmsadD7the pullDmaj7dreamyDm7mellowDsus2openDsus4openDadd9sweetDdimthe edgeDauguneasyD6sweetDm6bittersweetD9the pullD7sus4openD5rawDm7♭5the edgeDdim7the edgeEvery D chord ›
Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭–E♭wideC♯–F♯–B–EwideE♭–A♭–D♭–G♭wideE–A–D–GwideF–B♭–E♭–A♭wideF♯–B–E–AwideG–C–F–B♭wideA♭–D♭–G♭–BwideA–D–G–CwideB♭–E♭–A♭–D♭wideB–E–A–Dwide
D–G–C–F on other instruments
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