Banjo B7 chord (C Tuning)B seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 0 4, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 2 0 4 (open position)
- String 4 (C): 3rd fret, middle finger, D♯
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger, A
- String 2 (B): open, B
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, ring finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: D♯ A B F♯ · B7 is B, D♯, F♯, A (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
C Tuning tuning: gCGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose C Tuning once in its Settings and it remembers.
More B7 shapes
- 3 2 0 1
open · no 5th - 3 2 4 4
at the nut · no root - 6 4 4 7
4fr - 9 8 7 9
7fr - 11 11 10 13
10fr - 15 14 12 13
12fr · no 5th
Other B chords in C Tuning
Other seventh chords
B7 in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app