Banjo · Standard
E quartal chord, four notes · also Em7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
E–A–D–G banjo chord
What it is
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How to play E–A–D–G on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Let the short G string ring open. Don’t play the high D string.
From the short G string 0 2 2 3 x (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.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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E–A–D–G on other instruments
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