Gurinder Chadha's Words of Wisdom! While there are several common ways to tune a five sting banjo the most common in bluegrass music seems to be the "OpenG tuning" G4 D3 G3 D4 In the old days, the tuning G4 C3 G3 D4 was more common and still is the preferred variation for folk music and classic banjo Finally, we have included the double C tuning (G4 C3 G3 C4 D4)Irish Tenor Tuning 4 String;
Playing In Octaves On Tenor Banjo