Banjo G7 chord (Double C)G seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 4 5 5, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 4 5 5 (from the 2nd fret)
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger, D
- String 3 (G): 4th fret, middle finger, B
- String 2 (C): 5th fret, ring finger, F
- String 1 (D): 5th fret, little finger, G
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: D B F G · G7 is G, B, D, F (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the root of G7, so let it ring.
With a capo: on the 5th fret it’s 2 2 0 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open D7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 10th 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 G7 shapes
- 2 0 2 3
open · no 3rd - 2 4 2 3
at the nut · 5th string completes it - 5 4 5 0
open · 5th string completes it - 7 10 7 9
7fr · no 5th - 11 10 11 0
10fr · 5th string completes it - 14 12 14 15
12fr · no 3rd
Other G chords in Double C
Other seventh chords
G7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app