Banjo Gm7 chord (Sawmill)G minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 2 3, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 3 2 3 (first position) · 5th string completes it
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): 2nd fret, index finger, D
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, little finger, F
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: F B♭ D F · Gm7 is G, B♭, D, F (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)
The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gm7, so let it ring.
With a capo: on the 5th fret it’s 0 2 0 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm7 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 10th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
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 Gm7 shapes
- 0 3 2 3
open · 5th string completes it - 3 3 2 0
open · 5th string completes it - 5 3 5 0
open - 5 7 5 8
5fr - 0 10 7 8
7fr - 0 10 10 0
10fr · 5th string completes it
Other G chords in Sawmill
Other minor seventh chords
Gm7 in other tunings
All Sawmill banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app