Banjo G chord (Open G)G major on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 0 0, and 4 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 0 0 0 (open position)

1. String 4 (D): open, D
2. String 3 (G): open, G
3. String 2 (B): open, B
4. String 1 (D): open, D
5. String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

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

Found in: G major (I), D major (IV), C major (V), G mixolydian (I), A mixolydian (♭VII), D mixolydian (IV)

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

Up the neck: F shape: 5 4 3 5 (3fr); D shape: 9 7 8 9 (7fr); Barre shape: 12 12 12 12 (12fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

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