HardMandolin · Standard
A♭ quartal chord, four notes · also A♭m7(add11), no 5th · Frets 7–13
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
C♯–F♯–B mandolin chord
What it is
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Notes
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How to play C♯–F♯–B on mandolin
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the E string.
From the G string 6 4 2 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C♯–F♯–B?
C♯–F♯–B, C♯ quartal chord, three notes, is C♯, F♯ and B: the root (C♯), the perfect fourth (F♯) and the minor seventh (B). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
More C♯ chords on mandolin
D♭brightC♯msadC♯7the pullD♭maj7dreamyC♯m7mellowC♯sus2openC♯sus4openD♭add9sweetC♯dimthe edgeD♭auguneasyD♭6sweetC♯m6bittersweetC♯9the pullC♯7sus4openC♯5rawC♯m7♭5the edgeC♯dim7the edgeEvery C♯ chord ›
Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
C–F–B♭wideD–G–CwideE♭–A♭–D♭wideE–A–DwideF–B♭–E♭wideF♯–B–EwideG–C–FwideA♭–D♭–G♭wideA–D–GwideB♭–E♭–A♭wideB–E–Awide
C♯–F♯–B on other instruments
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