Banjo Gm chord (Open D)G minor on the 5-string banjo: 0 1 1 0, and 3 more shapes

Gm chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open D tuning: 0 1 1 0, open position, with the short 5th string marked
Gm (G minor) on the 5-string banjo, Open D: 0 1 1 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: 0 1 1 0 (open position)

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

Sounds: D G B♭ D  ·  Gm is G, B♭, D (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: C mixolydian (v), G dorian (i), C dorian (v), G minor (i), D minor (iv), C minor (v)

The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the G 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.

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 Gm shapes

  1. 4fr2134f♯GB♭DG5 4 5 5
    4fr
  2. 8fr1131f♯B♭DGB♭8 8 10 8
    8fr
  3. 12fr231f♯DGB♭D0 13 13 12
    12fr

Other G chords in Open D

GGmG7Gm7Gmaj7G6Gsus4Gsus2GdimGaug

Other minor chords

GmAmDmCmBmEmFmB♭mE♭mF♯mC♯mA♭m

Gm in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillC Tuning

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