Banjo F♯ chord (Open D)F♯ major on the 5-string banjo: 4 4 4 4, and 2 more shapes

F# chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open D tuning: 4 4 4 4, first position, with the short 5th string marked — F# (F# major) on the 5-string banjo, Open D: 4 4 4 4, 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: 4 4 4 4 (first position)

String 4 (D): 4th fret, index finger (barre), F♯
String 3 (F♯): 4th fret, index finger (barre), A♯
String 2 (A): 4th fret, index finger (barre), C♯
String 1 (D): 4th fret, index finger (barre), F♯
String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, in the chord

Sounds: F♯ A♯ C♯ F♯ · F♯ is F♯, A♯, C♯ (1 · 3 · 5)

Found in: B major (V), F♯ major (I), D♭ major (IV), F♯ mixolydian (I), D♭ mixolydian (IV), A♭ mixolydian (♭VII)

The 5th string: the short f♯ is the root of F♯, so let it ring.

With a capo: on the 4th fret it’s 0 0 0 0 (frets counted from the capo), an open D shape. Spike the 5th string at the 9th 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.

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 F♯ shapes

8 7 9 8
7fr
11 0 13 11
11fr

Other F♯ chords in Open D

F♯F♯m F♯7

Other major chords

G A D C B E F B♭E♭F♯C♯A♭

F♯ in other tunings

Open G Double C Sawmill C Tuning

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