Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

FMF Major

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F

How to play it

FM fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 5th (5 5 5 7 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 9th (x 10 9 10 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 17th (17 17 17 19 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — M-shape, 21st (x 22 21 22 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 x x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 3 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — 5th position (5 x 0 7 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar chord — 5th position (5 x 0 7 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

FM guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 5th (5 5 5 7 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 9th (x 10 9 10 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 17th (17 17 17 19 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — M-shape, 21st (x 22 21 22 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 x x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 3 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — 5th position (5 x 0 7 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
F Major guitar tab — 5th position (5 x 0 7 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How FM sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
happybrightresolved
Genres
poprockfolk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1
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More ways to play F Major

Browse the rest of the F chords in this tuning, or open FM in the app for every voicing.

FM in other tunings:

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