Banjo Bmaj7 chord (Open G)B major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 0 4, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 0 4 (open position)
- String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger, D♯
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, A♯
- String 2 (B): open, B
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: D♯ A♯ B F♯ · Bmaj7 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.
Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.
More Bmaj7 shapes
- 1 3 0 1
open · no 5th - 4 3 0 1
open - 9 8 7 8
7fr - 9 11 11 13
9fr - 13 15 12 13
12fr · no 5th
Other B chords in Open G
Other major seventh chords
Bmaj7 in other tunings
All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app