beginning bluegrass banjo:

First, tune your banjo: 

 MP3: How to tune the banjo, download this  5-minute mp3 lesson 

The “note matching” method of tuning the banjo to “G tuning”: 

1.                  Tune the fourth ("D")string (lowest pitched string), to a known "D"pitch(the note below middle C on the piano). You can use a pitch pipe, or a piano or harmonica, etc.

2.                  Fret the fourth string at the fifth fret to generate a G note and tune the open(not fretted) third, or G, string to match it.

3.                  Fret the third or G string at the fourth fret to generate a B note and tune the open second, or B, string to match it.

4.                  Fret the second or B string at the third fret to generate a D note and tune the open first, or D, string to match it.

5.         Fret the first or D string at the fifth fret to generate a high G note and tune the open fifth, or high G, string to match it. Now you should be in tune...

 

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