Banjo B7 chord (Sawmill)B seventh on the 5-string banjo: 4 2 3 4, and 4 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 4 2 3 4 (first position) · no root
- String 4 (D): 4th fret, ring finger, F♯
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger, A
- String 2 (C): 3rd fret, middle finger, D♯
- String 1 (D): 4th fret, little finger, F♯
- String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord
Sounds: F♯ A D♯ F♯ · B7 is B, D♯, F♯, A (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g rubs against the F♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More B7 shapes
- 7 4 6 7
4fr · no 3rd - 9 8 6 7
6fr - 9 8 9 9
8fr · no 5th - 13 14 11 13
11fr · no 5th
Other B chords in Sawmill
Other seventh chords
B7 in other tunings
All Sawmill banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app