Open position
Printable banjo chord chart · free
Major, minor and seventh banjo chords in every key
Thirty-six chords: the major, minor and dominant seventh chord on each of the twelve notes, the classroom wall chart. Each is drawn with the shape most banjo players use for it.
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Strum or arpeggiate any chord, tap a note to hear it, drag the strip under a picture to play it further up the neck, or pick another inversion. Library opens the chord there, with every other way to play it.
Open position
Open position
Fret 6
Frets 1–2
Frets 2–4
Open position
Open position
Open position
Open position
Frets 3–4
Open position
Open position
Open position
Open position
Frets 1–3
Frets 1–3
Frets 1–3
Frets 2–4
Frets 2–4
Frets 2–4
Open strings
Open position
Open position
Fret 1
Open position
Frets 4–6
Fret 2
Frets 1–2
Open position
Open position
Frets 2–3
Frets 6–8
Fret 4
Open position
Open position
Major, minor and seventh banjo chords in every key
Printable banjo chord chart · free from chordhalla.com
C
Open position
Cm
Open position
C7
Open position
D♭
Fret 6
C♯m
Frets 1–2
D♭7
Frets 2–4
D
Open position
Dm
Open position
D7
Open position
E♭
Open position
E♭m
Frets 3–4
E♭7
Open position
E
Open position
Em
Open position
E7
Open position
F
Frets 1–3
Fm
Frets 1–3
F7
Frets 1–3
F♯
Frets 2–4
F♯m
Frets 2–4
F♯7
Frets 2–4
G
Open strings
Gm
Open position
G7
Open position
A♭
Fret 1
G♯m
Open position
A♭7
Frets 4–6
A
Fret 2
Am
Frets 1–2
A7
Open position
B♭
Open position
B♭m
Frets 2–3
B♭7
Frets 6–8
B
Fret 4
Bm
Open position
B7
Open position
The chords on this chart
C, Cm, C7, D♭, C♯m, D♭7, D, Dm, D7, E♭, E♭m, E♭7, E, Em, E7, F, Fm, F7, F♯, F♯m, F♯7, G, Gm, G7, A♭, G♯m, A♭7, A, Am, A7, B♭, B♭m, B♭7, B, Bm, B7. Each name opens the chord in the Library, with every other way to play it, to hear and to look at closely.
How to read a chord diagram
The vertical lines are the strings, the lowest on the left, and the horizontal lines are the frets, with the nut at the top. A dot is where a finger goes, and its number says which finger: 1 the index, 2 the middle, 3 the ring, 4 the little finger. The root of the chord is marked in colour. An ○ above a string means play it open; an ✕ means do not play it. A number beside the diagram is the fret it starts at.
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