Banjo B6 chord (Open G)B sixth on the 5-string banjo: 1 1 0 4, and 6 more shapes

B6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 1 1 0 4, open position, with the short 5th string marked
B6 (B sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 1 1 0 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: 1 1 0 4 (open position)

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

Sounds: D♯ G♯ B F♯  ·  B6 is B, D♯, F♯, G♯ (1 · 3 · 5 · 6)

The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ and G♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More B6 shapes

  1. 123gD♯G♯BD♯1 1 0 1
    open · no 5th
  2. 412gF♯G♯BD♯4 1 0 1
    open
  3. 4fr1113gF♯BD♯G♯4 4 4 6
    4fr
  4. 6fr4321gBD♯F♯G♯9 8 7 6
    6fr
  5. 8fr2134gBD♯G♯B9 8 9 9
    8fr · no 5th
  6. 12fr2314gD♯G♯BD♯13 13 12 13
    12fr · no 5th

Other B chords in Open G

BBmB7Bm7Bmaj7B6Bsus4Bsus2Bdim

Other sixth chords

G6A6D6C6B6E6F6B♭6

B6 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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