Banjo Am chord (Double C)A minor on the 5-string banjo: 0 2 0 2, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 2 0 2 (open position)
- String 4 (C): open, C
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger, A
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 2nd fret, middle finger, E
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: C A C E · Am is A, C, E (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: G major (ii), C major (vi), G mixolydian (ii), D mixolydian (v), C mixolydian (vi), G dorian (ii)
The 5th string: the short g adds the ♭7 over Am, a colour rather than a clash.
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 Am shapes
- 4 2 0 2
open - 0 2 4 2
open - 4 5 4 7
4fr - 9 9 0 7
7fr - 9 9 9 10
9fr - 0 14 12 14
12fr
Other A chords in Double C
Other minor chords
Am in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app