Banjo Gm chord (C Tuning)G minor on the 5-string banjo: 2 3 3 5, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 3 3 5 (from the 2nd fret)
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger, D
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
- String 2 (B): 3rd fret, ring finger, D
- String 1 (D): 5th fret, little finger, G
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: D B♭ D G · Gm is G, B♭, D (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: C mixolydian (v), G dorian (i), C dorian (v), G minor (i), D minor (iv), C minor (v)
The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gm, 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 Gm shapes
- 2 3 3 0
open · 5th string completes it - 7 7 8 8
7fr - 10 12 11 12
10fr - 14 15 15 12
12fr · 5th string completes it - 14 15 15 0
14fr · 5th string completes it
Other G chords in C Tuning
Other minor chords
Gm in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app