Banjo B♭m chord (C Tuning)B♭ minor on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 2 3, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 2 3 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 1st fret, index finger, D♭
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
- String 2 (B): 2nd fret, middle finger, D♭
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, little finger, F
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: D♭ B♭ D♭ F · B♭m is B♭, D♭, F (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: F♯ major (iii), D♭ major (vi), A♭ major (ii), E♭ mixolydian (v), D♭ mixolydian (vi), A♭ mixolydian (ii)
The 5th string: the short g adds the 6th over B♭m, a colour rather than a clash.
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 B♭m shapes
- 5 6 6 8
5fr - 10 10 11 11
10fr - 13 15 14 15
13fr
Other B♭ chords in C Tuning
Other minor chords
B♭m in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app