Banjo B♭6 chord (Open G)B♭ sixth on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 3 3, and 6 more shapes

Bb6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 3 3 3 3, first position, with the short 5th string marked
Bb6 (Bb sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 3 3 3 3, string 4 to string 1 (5th string completes it). 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: 3 3 3 3 (first position) · 5th string completes it

  1. String 4 (D): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
  2. String 3 (G): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), B♭
  3. String 2 (B): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), D
  4. String 1 (D): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

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

The 5th string: the short g is the 6th of B♭6, so let it ring.

With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 0 0 2 (frets counted from the capo), an open G6 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 8th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

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 B♭6 shapes

  1. 111gDB♭DF0 3 3 3
    open · 5th string completes it
  2. 111gFB♭DD3 3 3 0
    open · 5th string completes it
  3. 11gDB♭DD0 3 3 0
    open · no 5th, 5th string completes it
  4. 5fr4321gB♭DFG8 7 6 5
    5fr
  5. 7fr2134gB♭DGB♭8 7 8 8
    7fr · no 5th
  6. 15fr1111gFB♭DF15 15 15 15
    15fr · 5th string completes it

Other B♭ chords in Open G

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭m7B♭maj7B♭6B♭sus4B♭sus2B♭dimB♭aug

Other sixth chords

G6A6D6C6B6E6F6B♭6

B♭6 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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