Banjo A♭7 chord (Double C)A♭ seventh on the 5-string banjo: 0 1 3 4, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 1 3 4 (open position)
- String 4 (C): open, C
- String 3 (G): 1st fret, index finger, A♭
- String 2 (C): 3rd fret, ring finger, E♭
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, G♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: C A♭ E♭ G♭ · A♭7 is A♭, C, E♭, G♭ (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the A♭ and G♭ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
Double C tuning: gCGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Double C once in its Settings and it remembers.
More A♭7 shapes
- 3 1 0 4
open - 0 1 0 4
open · no 5th - 3 5 6 6
3fr - 6 8 0 6
6fr - 8 11 0 10
8fr · no 5th - 12 11 12 13
11fr · no root
Other A♭ chords in Double C
Other seventh chords
A♭7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app