Banjo · Standard
G quartal chord, four notes · also Gm7(add11), no 5th · Frets 5–8
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
G–C–F–B♭ banjo chord
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How to play G–C–F–B♭ 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 5th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the high D string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 5 5 6 8 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in G–C–F–B♭?
G–C–F–B♭, G quartal chord, four notes, is G, C, F and B♭: the root (G), the perfect fourth (C), the minor seventh (F) and the minor third (B♭). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7 ♭3.
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Quartal chord, four notes chords in every key
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G–C–F–B♭ on other instruments
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