Banjo E♭7 chord (Open G)E♭ seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 2 1, and 5 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 2 1 (first position) · 5th string completes it

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

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

The 5th string: the short g is the 3rd of E♭7, so let it ring.

Up the neck: Barre 7 shape: 8 8 8 11 (8fr); F7 shape: 13 12 11 11 (11fr); E7 shape: 13 12 14 13 (12fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

With a capo: on the 1st fret it’s 0 2 1 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open D7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 6th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.