Open D banjo chords5-string banjo in Open D: f♯DF♯AD, also called D tuning
Open D, or D tuning, puts the banjo in a D chord, with the 5th string down to F♯ (or up to A). Earl Scruggs played Reuben in it.
Every chord here is worked out for the banjo in Open D (the short 5th string f♯, then D F♯ A D from string 4 to string 1) by the 5-String Banjo Chords app: the shape the chord books use leads, with the finger for each string, whether the 5th string belongs, and more shapes up the neck.
Printable chord chart (PDF) or view it · How to tune
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A4 PDFs, one page each: the chord chart, then a page for each common key with its seven chords and the moveable shapes. Or get them all in the jam pack (PDF).
Chord chart
G major
C major
D major
A major
E minor
A minor