G quartal chord, three notes · also G7sus4 (no 5th) · Open position
G–C–F guitar chord
Chords3
G quartal chord, four notes · also Gm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 3
D quartal chord, four notes · also Dm7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Famous chords10
Star Wars, 1977 · John Williams · Holst chords · nearest shape for the hand
How to play G–C–F on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A and D strings.
From the low E string x x x 0 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in G–C–F?
G–C–F, G quartal chord, three notes, is G, C and F: the root (G), the perfect fourth (C) and the minor seventh (F). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More G chords on guitar
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Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideC♯–F♯–BwideD–G–CwideE♭–A♭–D♭wideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideA♭–D♭–G♭wideA–D–GwideB♭–E♭–A♭wideB–E–Awide