Banjo F♯ chord (Double C)F♯ major on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 1 4, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 1 4 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C♯
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, A♯
- String 2 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C♯
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: C♯ A♯ C♯ F♯ · F♯ is F♯, A♯, C♯ (1 · 3 · 5)
Found in: B major (V), F♯ major (I), D♭ major (IV), F♯ mixolydian (I), D♭ mixolydian (IV), A♭ mixolydian (♭VII)
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 F♯ shapes
- 6 6 6 8
6fr - 10 11 10 11
10fr
Other F♯ chords in Double C
Other major chords
F♯ in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app