E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ banjo chord

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E♭ quartal chord, four notes · also E♭m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 1–4

GDGBDR4♭7♭3noteE♭A♭D♭G♭roleR4♭7♭3fret1124frets 1–4C3C4C5C6
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name

How to play E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ 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 1st fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 1 1 2 4 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭?

E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭, E♭ quartal chord, four notes, is E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭), the minor seventh (D♭) and the minor third (G♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.

E♭–A♭–D♭–G♭ on other instruments

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