Banjo Dm chord (Double C)D minor on the 5-string banjo: 2 2 2 3, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 2 2 3 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
- String 2 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: D A D F · Dm is D, F, A (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: C major (ii), G mixolydian (v), C mixolydian (ii), G dorian (v), D dorian (i), C dorian (ii)
The 5th string: the short g adds the 4th over Dm, a colour rather than a clash.
With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 0 0 1 (frets counted from the capo), an open Cm shape. Spike the 5th string at the 7th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
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 Dm shapes
- 5 7 5 7
5fr - 9 10 9 0
9fr - 14 14 14 15
14fr
Other D chords in Double C
Other minor chords
Dm in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app