Banjo D7 chord (Double C)D seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 2 0 4, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 2 0 4 (open position)
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, ring finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: D A C F♯ · D7 is D, F♯, A, C (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 D7 shapes
- 0 2 0 0
open · no 3rd - 2 2 0 0
open · no 3rd - 0 7 6 7
6fr - 6 7 9 10
6fr - 9 11 12 12
9fr - 12 11 12 12
11fr · no 5th
Other D chords in Double C
Other seventh chords
D7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app