Banjo Gm chord (Open G)G minor on the 5-string banjo: 5 3 3 5, and 3 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 5 3 3 5 (from the 3rd fret)

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

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

Found in: C mixolydian (v), G dorian (i), C dorian (v), G minor (i), D minor (iv), C minor (v)

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

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

With a capo: on the 5th fret it’s 0 2 3 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm shape. Spike the 5th string at the 10th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

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