A minor chordson the 5-string banjo, Open G tuning (gDGBD)

The scale: A B C D E F G

Open strings: No open string is in the Am chord in this tuning. G, D and B fit the key.

Capo: capo 2 and play G minor shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 7th fret (or tuned up to a).

Preview of the one-page A minor banjo chord sheet

Print it: A minor on one page (PDF), or the jam pack: the chord chart and a page for each common key.

The seven chords in A minor

  1. i Am2314gEACE2 2 1 2
  2. ii° Bdim1211gFBDF3 4 3 3
  3. ♭III C213gEGCE2 0 1 2
  4. iv Dm123gDADF0 2 3 3
  5. v Em12gEGBE2 0 0 2
  6. ♭VI F3214gFACF3 2 1 3
  7. ♭VII GgDGBD0 0 0 0

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on A

A majorA mixolydianA dorian

Other minor keys

GDCBEF

A minor in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · A minor sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app