5 String Banjo Tuning Chart. Third string 4th fret tunes to second string open unfretted 3. Similarly the open 1st string should be matched by the 2nd strings 3rd fret.
Fingers in any position on the fret board as the 5-string banjo is tuned in an open tuning Open tuning means each of the strings are tuned to a note or tone that belongs to a given chord. Fifth string open unfretted. Similarly the open 1st string should be matched by the 2nd strings 3rd fret.
In the old days the tuning G4 C3 G3 B3 D4 was more common and still is the preferred variation for folk music and classic banjo.
The tuning process is not difficult if you start with the first string. In the old days the tuning G4 C3 G3 B3 D4 was more common and still is the preferred variation for folk music and classic banjo. Third string 4th fret tunes to second string open unfretted 3. The chord to which a 5-string banjo is most often tuned is called a G chord.