Banjo F7 chord (Open G)F seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 1 1, and 3 more shapes

F7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 3 2 1 1, first position, with the short 5th string marked
F7 (F seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 3 2 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: 3 2 1 1 (first position)

  1. String 4 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, middle finger, A
  3. String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C
  4. String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: F A C E♭  ·  F7 is F, A, C, E♭ (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 9th over F7, a colour rather than a clash.

Up the neck: E7 shape: 3 2 4 3 (at the nut); Barre 7 shape: 10 10 10 13 (10fr); F7 shape: 15 14 13 13 (13fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 2 1 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open D7 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 F7 shapes

  1. 3fr1321gFCE♭F3 5 4 3
    3fr · no 3rd
  2. 6fr2413gAE♭FA7 8 6 7
    6fr · no 5th
  3. 8fr2134gCE♭AC10 8 10 10
    8fr · no root

Other F chords in Open G

FFmF7Fm7Fmaj7F6Fsus4Fsus2FdimFaug

Other seventh chords

G7A7D7C7B7E7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7C♯7A♭7

F7 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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