Banjo Cm7 chord (Sawmill)C minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 3 0 1, and 4 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 3 0 1 (open position)
- String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger, E♭
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 1st fret, middle finger, E♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: E♭ B♭ C E♭ · Cm7 is C, E♭, G, B♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of Cm7, so let it ring.
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 Cm7 shapes
- 5 8 0 8
5fr - 10 8 7 8
7fr - 10 0 10 13
10fr - 13 15 12 13
12fr
Other C chords in Sawmill
Other minor seventh chords
Cm7 in other tunings
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