Banjo Bm7 chord (Double C)B minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 6 7 9 9, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 6 7 9 9 (from the 6th fret)
- String 4 (C): 6th fret, index finger, F♯
- String 3 (G): 7th fret, middle finger, D
- String 2 (C): 9th fret, ring finger, A
- String 1 (D): 9th fret, little finger, B
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: F♯ D A B · Bm7 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 Bm7 shapes
- 11 11 9 0
9fr - 11 14 14 12
11fr · no 5th
Other B chords in Double C
Other minor seventh chords
Bm7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app