Banjo B♭6 chord (Double C)B♭ sixth on the 5-string banjo: 2 3 2 3, and 6 more shapes

Bb6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Double C tuning: 2 3 2 3, first position, with the short 5th string marked — Bb6 (Bb sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Double C: 2 3 2 3, string 4 to string 1 (5th string completes it). Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 3 2 3 (first position) · 5th string completes it

String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
String 2 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D B♭ D F · B♭6 is B♭, D, F, G (1 · 3 · 5 · 6)

The 5th string: the short g is the 6th of B♭6, so let it ring.

Double C tuning: gCGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Double C once in its Settings and it remembers.

More B♭6 shapes

2 3 2 0
open · no 5th, 5th string completes it
5 7 7 8
5fr
10 10 7 0
7fr
10 10 10 0
10fr · 5th string completes it
14 15 14 12
12fr · no 5th, 5th string completes it
14 15 14 15
14fr · 5th string completes it

Other B♭ chords in Double C

B♭B♭m B♭7 B♭m7 B♭maj7B♭6B♭sus4 B♭sus2 B♭dim B♭aug

Other sixth chords

G6 A6 D6 C6 B6 E6 F6B♭6

B♭6 in other tunings

Open G Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app