Banjo Bmaj7 chord (Double C)B major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 6 8 10 9, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 6 8 10 9 (from the 6th fret)
- String 4 (C): 6th fret, index finger, F♯
- String 3 (G): 8th fret, middle finger, D♯
- String 2 (C): 10th fret, little finger, A♯
- String 1 (D): 9th fret, ring finger, B
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: F♯ D♯ A♯ B · Bmaj7 is B, D♯, F♯, A♯ (1 · 3 · 5 · 7)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ 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 Bmaj7 shapes
- 10 8 10 9
8fr · no 5th - 11 11 10 13
10fr
Other B chords in Double C
Other major seventh chords
Bmaj7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app