Tenor banjo chords

1. What key is a tenor banjo in?
2. What is a tenor banjo?

What key is a tenor banjo in?

Standard tenor tuning (C, G, D, A) will give the banjo a brighter tone because it is higher pitched and there is more tension on the strings. Before Barney McKenna made the Irish tenor tuning popular, this was the standard tuning used.

What is a tenor banjo?

Tenor banjos are 4 string banjos that are traditionally tuned in 5ths (C,G,D,A - standard tuning, G,D,A,E - Irish tuning). These types of banjos are traditionally used for either Traditional New Orleans Jazz or Irish music. Jazz players most often use a 19 fret tenor banjo because it gives the banjo a larger range.