Banjo F♯7 chord (C Tuning)F♯ seventh on the 5-string banjo: 4 3 2 4, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 4 3 2 4 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 4th fret, ring finger, E
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, A♯
- String 2 (B): 2nd fret, index finger, C♯
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: E A♯ C♯ F♯ · F♯7 is F♯, A♯, C♯, E (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 F♯7 shapes
- 6 6 5 8
5fr - 10 9 7 8
7fr · no 5th - 10 9 11 11
9fr · no root - 13 11 11 14
11fr - 13 15 14 14
13fr · no root
Other F♯ chords in C Tuning
Other seventh chords
F♯7 in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app