Banjo C chord (Double C)C major on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 0 2, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 0 0 2 (open position)
- String 4 (C): open, C
- String 3 (G): open, G
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 2nd fret, index finger, E
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: C G C E · C is C, E, G (1 · 3 · 5)
Found in: G major (IV), C major (I), G mixolydian (IV), D mixolydian (♭VII), C mixolydian (I), G dorian (IV)
The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of C, so let it ring.
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 C shapes
- 0 0 4 2
open - 4 0 0 2
open - 4 5 4 2
2fr · 5th string completes it - 0 5 4 5
open - 0 9 7 10
7fr - 12 0 12 14
12fr
Other C chords in Double C
Other major chords
C in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app