A minor chordson the 5-string banjo, Double C tuning (gCGCD)

The scale: A B C D E F G

Open strings: Open strings in A minor: C. G and D fit the key too.

Capo: capo 2 and play G minor shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 7th fret (or tuned up to a).

Preview of the one-page A minor banjo chord sheet

Print it: A minor on one page (PDF), or the jam pack: the chord chart and a page for each common key.

The seven chords in A minor

  1. i Am12gCACE0 2 0 2
  2. ii° Bdim1312gDBDF2 4 2 3
  3. ♭III C1gCGCE0 0 0 2
  4. iv Dm1112gDADF2 2 2 3
  5. v Em4fr1112gEBEG4 4 4 5
  6. ♭VI F12gCACF0 2 0 3
  7. ♭VII G2fr1314gDBDG2 4 2 5

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on A

A majorA mixolydianA dorian

Other minor keys

GDCBEF

A minor in other tunings

Open GSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Double C banjo chords · A minor sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app