Banjo · Standard
E minor third dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–G banjo chord
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How to play E–G on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the short G, B and high D strings.
From the short G string x 2 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–G?
E–G, E minor third dyad, is E and G: the root (E) and the minor third (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3.
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