Banjo E7 chord (Open D)E seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 2 2 0, and 6 more shapes

E7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open D tuning: 2 2 2 0, open position, with the short 5th string marked
E7 (E seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open D: 2 2 2 0, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 2 2 0 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
  2. String 3 (F♯): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), G♯
  3. String 2 (A): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), B
  4. String 1 (D): open, D
  5. String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord

Sounds: E G♯ B D  ·  E7 is E, G♯, B, D (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

The 5th string: the short f♯ adds the 9th over E7, a colour rather than a clash.

Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.

More E7 shapes

  1. 111f♯DG♯BE0 2 2 2
    open
  2. 11f♯DG♯BD0 2 2 0
    open · no root
  3. 5fr132f♯DBEG♯0 5 7 6
    5fr
  4. 6fr1324f♯G♯DEB6 8 7 9
    6fr
  5. 9fr231f♯DEG♯B0 10 11 9
    9fr
  6. 12fr2341f♯EG♯BD14 14 14 12
    12fr

Other E chords in Open D

EEmE7Em7Emaj7E6Esus4Esus2EdimEaug

Other seventh chords

G7A7D7C7B7E7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7C♯7A♭7

E7 in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillC Tuning

All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app