Open G banjo chords5-string banjo in Open G: gDGBD, also called G tuning

Open G is the standard 5-string banjo tuning: bluegrass, most chord books and most tab are in it. Strum the open strings and you hear a G chord.

Every chord here is worked out for the banjo in Open G (the short 5th string g, then D G B D from string 4 to string 1) by the 5-String Banjo Chords app: the shape the chord books use leads, with the finger for each string, whether the 5th string belongs, and more shapes up the neck.

Printable chord chart (PDF)  or view it · How to tune

Print a chart

A4 PDFs, one page each: the chord chart, then a page for each common key with its seven chords and the moveable shapes. Or get them all in the jam pack (PDF).

Preview of the one-page Open G banjo chord chartChord chartPreview of the one-page G major banjo chord sheetG majorPreview of the one-page C major banjo chord sheetC majorPreview of the one-page D major banjo chord sheetD majorPreview of the one-page A major banjo chord sheetA majorPreview of the one-page E minor banjo chord sheetE minorPreview of the one-page A minor banjo chord sheetA minor

Every chord, by root

Chords in each key

Major
Mixolydian
Dorian
Minor

Other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning