Banjo Chords Simplified 

Great Lynn, glad this opened new possibilities for you.

Great, glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your picking!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you found that useful.

Glad you found it Darren. Dig in!

Thanks, Allen. Happy Picking!

Thanks, hope you can use some of those tricks!

No, the typical 4-string tenor is tuned G D A E, like a mandolin, but an octave lower. Here's a site that has a bunch of songs in that tuning.www.tenor-banjo-tabs.com. If using that tuning, you could then mandolin chord fingerings. They use other tunings as well, one of them being called plectrum banjo C G B D, so you could look up stuff on that.

@@EddieCollinsMusic Thank you so much!

So glad!

Welcome!

That's a case of doing what works for you, which is fine. If you watch Earl play Jed, he uses the 3-finger Am. These are merely ideas I'm putting out there to help those who have struggled trying to get their full-position chords working.

@@EddieCollinsMusic Since I was a classical guitar player before I started learning 5-string banjo, I use a thumb pick and three finger picks. I know not to try to play at a bluegrass festival

Gern geschehen!

Experienced players will make comments like that. If you've taught thousands of people like I have and find there are those whose hearts are broken when they "just can't get it," then it's worth trying whatever works to help you enjoy the instrument you love. That's why I made this video, it's not for those who don't have any problem making any chord they chose to learn. It's good to have options for all levels of players.