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How to Tune Your Banjo

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We'll do an overview of the 5 strings, then learn how to tune with and without a tuner. Finally, we'll look at alternate tunings and the capo!

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5th String– High G with guitar

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4th String– Low D with guitar

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3rd String– G with guitar

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2nd String– B with guitar

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1st String– D with guitar

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