Banjo B♭maj7 chord (Open G)B♭ major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 8 7 6 7, and 2 more shapes

Bbmaj7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 8 7 6 7, from the 6th fret, with the short 5th string marked
Bbmaj7 (Bb major seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 8 7 6 7, 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: 8 7 6 7 (from the 6th fret)

  1. String 4 (D): 8th fret, little finger, B♭
  2. String 3 (G): 7th fret, middle finger, D
  3. String 2 (B): 6th fret, index finger, F
  4. String 1 (D): 7th fret, ring finger, A
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: B♭ D F A  ·  B♭maj7 is B♭, D, F, A (1 · 3 · 5 · 7)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 6th over B♭maj7, a colour rather than a clash.

With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 0 0 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open Gmaj7 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♭maj7 shapes

  1. 8fr134gB♭FAD8 10 10 0
    8fr
  2. 11fr2413gDAB♭D12 14 11 12
    11fr · no 5th

Other B♭ chords in Open G

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

Other major seventh chords

Gmaj7Amaj7Dmaj7Cmaj7Bmaj7Emaj7Fmaj7B♭maj7

B♭maj7 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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