Banjo G7 chord (Open D)G seventh on the 5-string banjo: 0 1 2 3, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 1 2 3 (open position)
- String 4 (D): open, D
- String 3 (F♯): 1st fret, index finger, G
- String 2 (A): 2nd fret, middle finger, B
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord
Sounds: D G B F · G7 is G, B, D, F (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the G and F 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 G7 shapes
- 3 1 2 0
open - 5 5 5 3
3fr - 5 5 8 0
5fr - 0 11 10 9
9fr - 12 13 14 15
12fr
Other G chords in Open D
Other seventh chords
G7 in other tunings
All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app