Banjo · Standard
F♯ quartal chord, four notes · also F♯m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 4–7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
F♯–B–E–A banjo chord
What it is
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How to play F♯–B–E–A 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 4th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 7th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 4 4 5 7 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in F♯–B–E–A?
F♯–B–E–A, F♯ quartal chord, four notes, is F♯, B, E and A: the root (F♯), the perfect fourth (B), the minor seventh (E) and the minor third (A). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
More F♯ chords on banjo
F♯brightF♯msadF♯7the pullG♭maj7dreamyF♯m7mellowF♯sus2openF♯sus4openF♯add9sweetF♯dimthe edgeG♭auguneasyF♯6sweetF♯m6bittersweetF♯9the pullF♯7sus4openF♯5rawF♯m7♭5the edgeF♯dim7the edgeEvery F♯ chord ›
Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭–E♭wideC♯–F♯–B–EwideD–G–C–FwideE♭–A♭–D♭–G♭wideE–A–D–GwideF–B♭–E♭–A♭wideG–C–F–B♭wideA♭–D♭–G♭–BwideA–D–G–CwideB♭–E♭–A♭–D♭wideB–E–A–Dwide
F♯–B–E–A on other instruments
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