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Common Banjo Chord Shapes - Three Minor Chord Shapes

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  • Three Minor Chord Shapes
  • Key   Gm/Am
  • Tempo   60 bpm
  • Tuning   gDGBD

Here are the 3 common minor chord shapes used for vamping on the banjo - Root Shape, 1st Inversion, and 2nd Inversion.



The pattern can clearly be seen when we play through the root shapes and inversions for both G and A



So much of Scruggs style banjo playing is based out of chords. It's very important to memorize these chord shapes and patterns.