4 string version
2006-09-24 01:46:11 · 3 answers · asked by Super_Dave_the_Forth 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Found this video for you :-) :-) :-)
http://www.laserp.com/dueling_banjos.htm
2006-09-24 02:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 4 string Tenor has two main tunings in 5ths.
1) As the viola (CGDA)
2) An octave below the violin (GDAE). Most Irish banjos are tuned this way.
Jazz banjos are often G banjos (also called Plectrum Banjo) and tuned like a 5-string but without the 5th string (high drone).
I can't seem to find any online instructional videos but here is a demo on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5VaKMGrpMY&mode=related&search=
Sean Moyses: The World is Waiting for the Sunrise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8lls9J_fWE&mode=related&search=
and Some of These Days (masterful!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDIlxVc8DW8&mode=related&search=
A very short take of St Anne's Reel on the tenor banjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Ml0rmXtEk
And a rather longer one of Kilmaley Reel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCPZD_oVzuw
2006-09-24 08:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the norm would be CGBD based on a standard 24 fret ok.
2006-09-24 08:53:17 · answer #3 · answered by petesabout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋