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The Tenor Banjo:

Banjo Techniques:

The five-string banjo is also frequently used, and this has various tunings depending upon the style of music being played.

The Tenor Banjo tuning is (sounding):

A banjo part is written an octave higher than sounding.

Select dynamic
then click a note to hear it played on tenor banjo

 

 
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