Banjo E♭7 chord (Double C)E♭ seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 1 1, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 1 1 (first position) · 5th string completes it
- String 4 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♭
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♭
- String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: D♭ B♭ D♭ E♭ · E♭7 is E♭, G, B♭, D♭ (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the 3rd of E♭7, so let it ring.
With a capo: on the 1st fret it’s 2 2 0 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open D7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 6th 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 E♭7 shapes
- 1 0 1 1
open · no 5th - 1 0 3 1
open · no 5th - 3 0 1 1
open · no 5th - 7 6 7 8
6fr · no root - 10 8 10 11
8fr · 5th string completes it - 10 12 13 13
10fr
Other E♭ chords in Double C
Other seventh chords
E♭7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app