Banjo Gm7 chord (Double C)G minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 3 2 3, and 4 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 3 2 3 (first position) · 5th string completes it
- String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: D B♭ D F · Gm7 is G, B♭, D, F (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gm7, so let it ring.
With a capo: on the 5th fret it’s 2 2 0 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm7 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 Gm7 shapes
- 7 7 5 8
5fr - 7 10 10 0
7fr - 10 10 10 0
10fr · 5th string completes it - 14 15 14 15
14fr · 5th string completes it
Other G chords in Double C
Other minor seventh chords
Gm7 in other tunings
All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app