How to tune a 4 string banjo

The plectrum banjo is traditionally tuned (4^th to 1^st string) C, G, B, D. By raising the fourth string from C to D and raising the first string from D to E, the banjo is tuned to Chicago tuning.

1. What is standard tuning for a 4 string banjo?
2. How is a 4 string tenor banjo tuned?
3. How is a banjo tuned?

What is standard tuning for a 4 string banjo?

The 4-String Plectrum banjo has four strings and a neck with 22 frets. Same as a 5-String without the 5th string. Standard tuning is "C" (CGBD). Other popular tunings include "G" (gDGBD) and "Guitar" (DGBE).

How is a 4 string tenor banjo tuned?

The tenor banjo is tuned using a symmetrical tuning. ... This relates to the tenor banjo because standard tuning for a tenor banjo is tuned the same as a viola/mandola (C, G, D, A). Irish players often tune their tenor banjos also in fifths, but one octave below a violin/mandolin (G, D, A, E).

How is a banjo tuned?

Tuning a banjo is easy. ... The most common banjo type is a 5 string banjo and has a standard tuning in open G - the notes from the 5th string to the 1st are G, D, G, B, D.