Banjo · Standard
F quartal chord, four notes · also Fm7(add11), no 5th · Frets 3–6
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
F–B♭–E♭–A♭ banjo chord
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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 3rd fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 3 3 4 6 (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.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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F–B♭–E♭–A♭ on other instruments
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