Banjo C♯7 chord (Open D)C♯ seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 2 3, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 2 2 3 (first position) · no root
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, E♯
- String 3 (F♯): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), G♯
- String 2 (A): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), B
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, E♯
- String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord
Sounds: E♯ G♯ B E♯ · C♯7 is C♯, E♯, G♯, B (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the E♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.
More C♯7 shapes
- 6 5 4 6
4fr · no 3rd - 6 7 8 9
6fr - 11 11 11 9
9fr - 11 11 14 11
11fr · no 5th - 15 14 14 15
14fr · no root
Other C♯ chords in Open D
Other seventh chords
C♯7 in other tunings
All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app