• Registered: 2014-06-01
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Topic: 5 String Banjo

Hi
I've just bought a banjo and I am slowly trying to learn.
I have only three fingers on my left hand and I just wondered if there was a three finger F and a three finger Am chord because all the chord charts use the little finger which I have not got
Thank Graham

  • dino48
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Re: 5 String Banjo

hi and welcome here cope, I do not really have an answer for you but some of our other members may have some tips.

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Re: 5 String Banjo

Howdy and Welcome to Chordie!!  I'm sure one of our banjo playing members will chime in with something more useful, but I think you can get your F with a one finger barre at the first fret ( 1111 ) and Am at the fifth fret with three ( 7557 ).  If you find a tune that you like, over on the song page you can choose 5 string banjo for tuning, and if you click on the chord chart in the upper right corner of the chord you want to change, it will show the variant fingerings for that chord. You may then print that song with your preferred chords displayed for study and practice.

Hop into the forums, ask questions, comment as you feel, and make a few new friends here in the Chordie Community. A nicer group of folks you won't find anywhere else on the net!

Take Care, and Again Welcome!

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