Banjo B7 chord (Open G)B seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 2 0 4, and 4 more shapes

B7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 1 2 0 4, open position, with the short 5th string marked
B7 (B seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 1 2 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 2 0 4 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger, D♯
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, middle finger, A
  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♯ A B F♯  ·  B7 is B, D♯, F♯, A (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

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

Up the neck: Barre 7 shape: 4 4 4 7 (4fr); F7 shape: 9 8 7 7 (7fr); E7 shape: 9 8 10 9 (8fr); D7 shape: 9 11 10 13 (9fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

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 B7 shapes

  1. 132gD♯ABD♯1 2 0 1
    open · no 5th
  2. 421gF♯ABD♯4 2 0 1
    open
  3. 2134gF♯AD♯F♯4 2 4 4
    at the nut · no root
  4. 9fr1321gBF♯AB9 11 10 9
    9fr · no 3rd

Other B chords in Open G

BBmB7Bm7Bmaj7B6Bsus4Bsus2Bdim

Other seventh chords

G7A7D7C7B7E7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7C♯7A♭7

B7 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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