Banjo Bmaj7 chord (C Tuning)B major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 0 4, and 6 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 3 0 4 (open position)

1. String 4 (C): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), D♯
2. String 3 (G): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), A♯
3. String 2 (B): open, B
4. String 1 (D): 4th fret, middle finger, F♯
5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: D♯ A♯ B F♯  ·  Bmaj7 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.