I knew the violin and the mandolin are tuned in perfect fifths, I didn't realize that the tenor banjo is too. Just mentally transposing the notes and I can already play it. That's great! 😅
Thank you David, I have had this Harmony Sovereign tenor for years. I bought it because it looked cool and I like Harmony instruments of days gone by. As it turns out, I was thinking of selling and figured I would tune it and see how hard it was to play. Now I am not so eager to sell. Thanks for the quick tune and key of C training. I will look for more.
My first instrument was the mandolin, and these are the exact same chords I first learned for that. I guess it makes sense considering it's a similar tuning
@@ised-5239 There's an instrument tuned an Octave above a Tenor Banjo called a Soprano Mandolin:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fld1SCQBToE.html
@@DeeringBanjoCo This will work on Tenor Guitar, Mandola, Soprano Mandolin, and even a Mandocello cause they're tuned the same way, so keep that in mind.
It depends on what kind of music you plan on playing! If you're leaning more towards a jazz feel, our 19-fret tenors like the Goodtime Two is a great place to start! Take a look at our 17-fret and 19-fret tenors here: www.deeringbanjos.com/collections/tenor-banjos
Not really. you'd have to change the strings and possibly modify the nut to get a 5th's tuning on a 5-string banjo. I've never seen anyone even try it. You can do gDGBE ("Old G") tuning on a 5-string banjo. which is handy for people who know guitar and ukulele, and for some old time and blues songs on a 5-string banjo. And tenor banjo can also go into a similar DGBE ("Chicago") tuning. Generally speaking, you should aim for what is considered "standard tuning" on any instrument you're trying to learn. It's already hard enough to get lessons, books, and videos on these instruments without also just going completely off the beaten path. (I say this having tuned my mandolin ADAD - kinda of like a mountain dulcimer and very easy to play dulcimer TABs that way)
Hi Thanks a good instruction. It would help to always say what number the note is when tuning. (What Octave number it is in.) This stops people trying to tune a string to the wrong octave and breaking it. So you would say for example C3 and not just sat C. or G3 or G2 or whatever is correct for that string of the instrument. I am sure that will help as it sure helps me. Thanks for a great starting lesson I will look for more of yours. Brian
Basically to avoid this tension place Capo on 3rd fret, then go down to 3rd on high string, a harmonica in 'C' will match the 3rd note (blow). Continue to match this by playing the other strings open and it will be in concert pitch. Try gauge 10, 12, 24 and 32 for better results. Good luck.