E♭–A♭–D♭ banjo chord

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Banjo · Standard

B♭ quartal chord, four notes · also B♭m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 8–11

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Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play E♭–A♭–D♭ on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the short G and high D strings.

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

What notes are in E♭–A♭–D♭?

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

E♭–A♭–D♭ on other instruments

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