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Chicago tuning DGBE

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From cb56 on 4/17/2017 1:25:09 PM

I'm back to playing DGBE on plectrum.

24w 16 13 10

I also have a 23 scale tenor guitar that I use for Chicago tuning.

How about you?

(HINT: there is no wrong answer)

8 Comments
banjoukebob says: 4/17/2017 12:05:38 PM I play guitar tuning on my B&D silver bell #1 sultana tenor banjo. GHS steel strings 10-14-24W-30W Banjo Bob from NJ
Air says: 4/18/2017 7:22:37 PM Two plectrums, one built by Dan Petrella with a great tone and a super slim neck, and a 1922 Bacon with a v neck that I picked up for $150 last summer. Can't remember the strings I have on them.
	bassfiddlesteve says: 5/23/2017 10:31:43 PM I started with a couple of tenor banjos in Chicago tuning, but I switched to a plectrum to get more projection.
	cb56 says: 6/9/2017 8:39:07 AM I've since switched to 24w 20w 13p 10p Might switch the 13p to 12 p. Might try some bronze wound strings and see if I like them.
	Musicmanna says: 7/25/2017 10:55:53 AM I switch back and forth from playing with a heavy D string (around .24) to a light one (~.10) to obtain a ukulele-like re-entry tuning that sounds sort of like a 5-string banjo. Works purty good, at least for me.
	Musicmanna says: 7/25/2017 10:56:26 AM P.S. I play a Gold Tone CC-100 resonator plectrum.
Chilly65 says: 3/12/2018 6:26:19 AM Hi Folks , I'm a newbie to music and banjo .I have a four string tuned to dgbe and am looking for any help on understanding Inversions .I really am struggling to understand the process and feel a lot dumb ,however have got used to that feeling ha ha ! I don't read music .Finger positions or anything at a beginners level will help .Thank you .
	cb56 says: 3/12/2018 7:09:57 AM Chilly65. I can show you how I learned them. Others go about it a different way. Start here. These are your major moveble chords built off of open CAGED chords. hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...32018.pdf See if this makes sense. Practice these and get them in you hear and fingers. Then we'll move on. Feel free to ask questions.
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