Banjo Bm7 chord (C Tuning)B minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 2 0 4, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 2 0 4 (open position)
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), 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♯ · Bm7 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 Bm7 shapes
- 2 2 0 0
open · no 5th - 6 7 0 7
6fr - 6 7 10 9
6fr - 11 11 10 0
10fr - 14 14 0 12
12fr · no 5th - 14 14 0 0
14fr · no 5th
Other B chords in C Tuning
Other minor seventh chords
Bm7 in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app