Banjo Cm7 chord (Open G)C minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 1 1, and 3 more shapes

Cm7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 1 3 1 1, first position, with the short 5th string marked — Cm7 (C minor seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 1 3 1 1, 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 3 1 1 (first position)

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

Sounds: E♭ B♭ C E♭ · Cm7 is C, E♭, G, B♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)

The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of Cm7, so let it ring.

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 Cm7 shapes

10 8 8 8
8fr
10 12 11 13
10fr
13 15 13 13
13fr

Other C chords in Open G

C Cm C7Cm7Cmaj7 C6 Csus4 Csus2 Cdim Caug

Other minor seventh chords

Gm7 Am7 Dm7Cm7Bm7 Em7 Fm7 B♭m7

Cm7 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

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