Banjo F♯m chord (Double C)F♯ minor on the 5-string banjo: 1 2 1 4, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 2 1 4 (first position)
- String 4 (C): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C♯
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, middle 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♯m is F♯, A, C♯ (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: A major (vi), D major (iii), A mixolydian (vi), B mixolydian (v), B dorian (v), B minor (v)
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♯m shapes
- 6 6 6 7
6fr - 9 11 9 11
9fr
Other F♯ chords in Double C
Other minor chords
F♯m in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app