Banjo Gmaj7 chord (Open G)G major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 0 4, and 6 more shapes

Gmaj7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 0 0 4, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Gmaj7 (G major seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 0 0 4, 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: 0 0 0 4 (open position)

String 4 (D): open, D
String 3 (G): open, G
String 2 (B): open, B
String 1 (D): 4th fret, index finger, F♯
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D G B F♯ · Gmaj7 is G, B, D, F♯ (1 · 3 · 5 · 7)

The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gmaj7, 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 Gmaj7 shapes

4 0 0 0
open
0 4 0 4
open · 5th string completes it
5 4 3 4
3fr
0 0 7 9
7fr
9 11 12 12
9fr · 5th string completes it
12 11 12 12
11fr · 5th string completes it

Other G chords in Open G

G Gm G7 Gm7Gmaj7G6 Gsus4 Gsus2 Gdim Gaug

Other major seventh chords

Gmaj7Amaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 B♭maj7

Gmaj7 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

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