C minor chordson the 5-string banjo, Sawmill tuning (gDGCD)

The scale: C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭

Open strings: Open strings in C minor: G, C. D fits the key too.

The seven chords in C minor

  1. i Cm12gE♭GCE♭1 0 0 1
  2. ii° Ddim123gDA♭DF0 1 2 3
  3. ♭III E♭3fr3114gGB♭E♭G5 3 3 5
  4. iv Fm314gFA♭CF3 1 0 3
  5. v Gm2fr3214gGB♭DG5 3 2 5
  6. ♭VI A♭123gE♭A♭CE♭1 1 0 1
  7. ♭VII B♭2314gFB♭DF3 3 2 3

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.

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Other modes on C

C majorC mixolydianC dorian

Other minor keys

GADBEF

C minor in other tunings

Open GDouble COpen DC Tuning

All Sawmill banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app