I decided to learn musical notation for the banjo so I could study and learn from the period books now available. But WTF, they are all written with different tunings for the banjo! How am I supposed to learn what is where, when the G might be an open string, or maybe it's the A, or even something else? How can one learn this? I can read for singing, for flute, and for mandolin. But this has me uncertain as to how to proceed. Can anyone explain this to me?
I am into the 3 Weidlich books that I have, and also books by Bob Flesher, all with tab in low minstrel tuning. This reading music in different tunings has me confused, however.
Do you-all read music with this instrument??? I never tried to learn it for Banjo because I was playing in g, c, mountain minor, and double c tunings anyhow. And I keep adding tunings to those, for clawhammer banjo.
Confused in Minnesota,
M'lou
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I noticed that I am missing a few tunes from my Yellow Converse transcription. I am going to add this to my site and update it to include what I omitted.
While you are in there, check out the first measures of Walk Into the Parlor, which I think are actually part of Whole Hog or None.....
I am loving your yellow Converse! Thanks!
M'lou
Please see below...
Ya, you betcha. I'm from Minnesota, so what do I know?
-M'lou
Ha ha, you are right. I'll be fixing that one.
M'lou Brubaker said:
While you are in there, check out the first measures of Walk Into the Parlor, which I think are actually part of Whole Hog or None.....
I am loving your yellow Converse! Thanks!
M'lou
If you see an error in anything i put up, please tell me. I try, but perfect proofing is a difficult task.
Briggs' and Winners 1864 for are the only two books I can recall that use the D as the upper stem indicating the 5th string. Did I miss one?
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