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History of the Banjo & Bluegrass Music
How to Care for a Banjo
Tips for Buying a Banjo
Banjo Parts & Their Function
How to Tune the Banjo
How to Play Banjo Chords
How to Play Forward & Reverse Banjo Rolls
Banjo Chords
How to Play the Earl Scruggs Banjo Roll
How to Play a Forward Banjo Roll
Alternating Banjo Roll
Hammer On Techniques for the Banjo
How to Play Foggy Mountain Breakdown
How to Play Earl Scruggs Songs on the Banjo
Incorporating Rolls Into Banjo Music
Summary: Learn how to tune a banjo for playing bluegrass music, in this free online video music lesson.
Fred Wilharm has played guitar, banjo and harmonica for over 25 years and has taught bluegrass banjo. He has performed with several singing groups and now performs with the family...read more
"Hi I’m Fred with ExpertVillage.com and on this segment we’re going to talk about tuning up your banjo. We’re going to tune your banjo to standard banjo tuning and we’re going to start with the bottom string here. This string is going to be tuned to D, if you have an electronic tuner you can do that, if not you can just tune it to my banjo. The next string tuned to B as in boy. The third string is tuned to G. The next string is tuned to D as in dog. And the fifth string is tuned to G, but it’s an octave higher than the other string. And when you’re tuning the banjo, you always start a little bit lower and tune up to the note. "
eHow Article: How to Tune the Banjo
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