Banjo Fm7 chord (Open D)F minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 3 1, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 2 3 1 (first position)
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- String 3 (F♯): 2nd fret, middle finger, A♭
- String 2 (A): 3rd fret, little finger, C
- String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger, E♭
- String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord
Sounds: F A♭ C E♭ · Fm7 is F, A♭, C, E♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the F in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 3 3 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 8th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
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 Fm7 shapes
- 6 9 8 6
6fr · no 5th - 10 11 11 13
10fr - 15 14 15 13
13fr
Other F chords in Open D
Other minor seventh chords
Fm7 in other tunings
All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app