Banjo Emaj7 chord (Sawmill)E major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 1 1 4 1, and 3 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 1 4 1 (first position) · no 5th

1. String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♯
2. String 3 (G): 1st fret, index finger (barre), G♯
3. String 2 (C): 4th fret, little finger, E
4. String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♯
5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: D♯ G♯ E D♯  ·  Emaj7 is E, G♯, B, D♯ (1 · 3 · 5 · 7)

The 5th string: the short g rubs against the G♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.

With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 2 1 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dmaj7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 7th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.