Banjo Cm7 chord (C Tuning)C minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 0 3 1 1, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 3 1 1 (open position)
- String 4 (C): open, C
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
- String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C
- String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: C B♭ C E♭ · Cm7 is C, E♭, G, B♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of Cm7, so let it ring.
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 Cm7 shapes
- 0 3 4 x
open - 3 3 1 1
at the nut - 0 8 8 8
8fr - 12 12 11 13
11fr - 0 15 13 13
13fr
Other C chords in C Tuning
Other minor seventh chords
Cm7 in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app