Banjo B♭m7 chord (Double C)B♭ minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 5 6 8 8, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 5 6 8 8 (from the 5th fret)
- String 4 (C): 5th fret, index finger, F
- String 3 (G): 6th fret, middle finger, D♭
- String 2 (C): 8th fret, ring finger, A♭
- String 1 (D): 8th fret, little finger, B♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: F D♭ A♭ B♭ · B♭m7 is B♭, D♭, F, A♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the A♭ 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 B♭m7 shapes
- 10 10 8 11
8fr - 10 13 13 11
10fr · no 5th
Other B♭ chords in Double C
Other minor seventh chords
B♭m7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app