banjovie55's Diminished View
TENOR BANJO anyone? PLUCK IT!
Sandy Freeze (a.k.a.:BANJOVIE55) here.

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This page is about Tenor Banjo tuned to ~C_G_D_A~:
Basic Diminished chords___
in 12 positions_____
Some terms of mine :
for picking K\/k
for strumming Z\/z.
ONE DIMINISHED CHORD GRIP

Three groups of 4 Roots.
Four positions
The b5_M6_b5 separation
Inversions and spellings.
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~C_G_D_A~             TENOR BANJO              ~C_G_D_A~
The ~C_G_D_A~ tuning in tablature
440hz=A|------------|------------|--------0++?|A=440hz
D|------------|--------0++?|0+++7+++--"?|D
G|--------0++?|0+++7+++--"?|------------|G
C|0+++7+++--"?|------------|------------|C

Files here created on M.I Explorers .
May lose settings and symettry on other browsers, sorry.
In Grip grids: 1_2_3_4
1=Left index
2=Forefinger
3=Ringfinger
4=Babyfinger
Grips: all (#) Left finger stops of stock chords.

Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature 
DIMINISHED CHORDS
Naturals are the white keys on a Piano
Accidentals are the black notes on a Piano. 
[FLAT (b) to the left___________SHARP (#) to the right]
Accidentals add 1 fret up all shapes for (#)sharps

Accidentals drop 1 fret down for flats (e.g. Bb from B)
Tenor Banjo 
 Diminished chords on Tenor Banjo (Tuned entirely in FIFTHs)
STOCK VOICING: The following is an easy all-purpose grip . 
Diminished (7th) with all four voices.
 The Diminished scale has a Whole tone__Half tone- construction.
The Twelve notes of the Chromatic Scale are divided up in an
octave, removing 4 notes in the Whole Tone__ skips of the 
Diminished Scale.
 ~3~ Dim. Scales starting on B Natural, C Natural ,and C#/Db,
ultimately, can show that the pattern has a symmetry,repeating
every 3 fret/semi-tones.
 --(C#/Db)__(D#/Eb)-E___(F#/Gb)-G________A-(A#/Bb)___C-(C#/Db)
 -C_______D-(D#/Eb)___F-(F#/Gb)___(G#/Ab)A-________B-C........
 B_(C#Db)-D_________E-F_________G-(G#/Ab)__(A#/Bb)-B..........
 
 The odd  scale notes are all roots of the same Basicgrip where the 
chord's  name allots a different intervallic designation. 
Two Tritones separate by a Sixth is the Basic Dim' Grip's 
breakdown.
R...m3....#4/b5...bb7 {double flat-7th} is the root position
 spelling of a Diminished chord. The tuning precludes a Banjo
ever allowing that voicing.
The Basic Dim' Grip gives by inversions, four basic shapes 
in one, in 3 groups (B, and C,and C#.for example...)
~R___b5__m3__bb7~
~m3_bb7__b5__R__~
~b5__m3__bb7_R__~
~bb7__m3_R__b5__~
ROMAN numeral I,II,III ,IV in these grip/tabs are indicating the
fret numbers of the lowest fingering (Left 1)
 The Diminshed chord can take its name from any of the 4 notes 
in the grip, and the 4 notes change in that designation, every 
three frets up ///or down///.
 The three Diminished groups, chromatically, say B Dim, C Dim, C#/Db Dim 
can take their names in turn, each from these distinct combinations.

The 5th tuning ~CGDA~


Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature
_^_here indicates Top note as Root stopped above in grip.
~C_G_D_A~ / ^C Dim/_A|Z3+C|A |X| ~C_G_D_A~/ ^C#Dim/_A|Z4C#|A
[-Fret1-]      / ___D|Z4F#|D |X| [-Fret2-]     / ___D|Z5+G|D
[- 1 - <]II   / / __G|Z2+A|G |X| [- 1 - <]III / / __G|Z3+B|G
[2     3]    / / / _C|Z3Eb|C |X| [2     3]   / / / _C|Z4+E|C
[   4  ^]   / / / /~/3Frets~~|X| [    4 ^]  / / / / /~~~~~~~
g\ \ \ \___/ / / /s/,UP,\\\, |X| g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,,
;r\ \ \_____/ / /b/;;;;;;\\\ |X| ;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;;
::i\ \_______/ /a/::::::::\\\|X| ::i\ \______/ /a/::::::::::
!!!p\_________/t/!!!!!!!!!!\\\X| !!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!!
````````````````````````````\\\`````````````````````````````
~C_G_D_A~ / ^B Dim /_A|Z2+B|A_\\\_~C_G_D_A~/ ^C Dim/_A|Z6Eb|A
[~~NUT~~]      / ___D|Z3+F|D |\\\[-Fret5-]     / ___D|Z7+A|D
[->1 - <]FretI/ / __G|Z1Ab|G |X\\[> 1 - <]VI  / / __G|Z5+C|G
[2     3]    / / / _C|Z2+D|C |X| [2     3]   / / / _C|Z6Gb|C
[    4 ^]   / / / /~/~~~~~~  |X| [  4   ^]  / / / / /~~~~~~~
g\ \ \ \___/ / / /s/,,,,,,,, |X| g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,,
;r\ \ \_____/ / /b/;;;;\\\\; |X| ;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;;
::i\ \_______/ /a/::::::\\\\ |X| ::i\ \______/ /a/::::::::::
!!!p\_________/t/!!!!!!!!\\\\|X| !!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!!
BASIC GRIP from ~D~Ab~F~B~\\\|X|-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=




 N= Name of note "n" (#0-to-12+)semitones/frets above any Basic Dim Pitch
Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature 
~C_G_D_A~ /"N"Dim/_A|Z1+n|A |X| 
[- 1 - -]I   / ___D|Z3+n|D |X|
[2 - - 3]   / / __G|Z3+n|G |X|
[  4    ]  / / / _C|Z2+n|C |X|
,\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,, |X|
;;\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;; |X|
:::\ \______/ /a/::::::::: |X|
GRIP\________/t/!!!!!!!!!! |X|
Or, would a _Minor Third pair, on top sound good?
An Extended ~Stretch~ Diminished 7th (-o-7) chord
tAdjacent strings Intervals:

 /~C  G  D  A~\
/~-M6--b5-m3--~\
~o7__b5__R___m3_~
~b5__m3__o7__R__~
~m3__R___b5__o7_~
~R___o7__m3__b5_~
Lowest_Notes__E__________F__________F#____________|Intervallic Separation|


Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature
~C_G_D_A~ \\\\/BbDim/_A|Z1Bb|A |X|
[Fret1 1]I       / ___D|Z5+G|D |X|
[- - - ^]       / / __G|Z6C#|G |X|
[    -  ]III   / / / _C|Z4+E|C |X|
[2   -  ]     / / / /TABS$TABS [X]
[    3  ]V   / / / / @@@@@@@@@ [X]
[  4    ]   / / / / /%%%%%%%%% [X]
[AltGrip]  / / / / /~~~~~~~~~~ |X|
g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,,,,, |X|
;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;;;;; |X|
::i\ \______/ /a/::::::::::::: |X|
GRIP\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |X|

~Basic Grip~
Eb DIMINISHED7th ! E Diminished 7th ! F Diminished7th !
A|Z3( C)|A           A|Z4(C#)|A           A|Z5( D)|A
D|Z4(F#)|D           D|Z5( G)|D           D|Z6(Ab)|D
G|Z2( A)|G           G|Z3(Bb)|G           G|Z4( B)|G
C|Z3(Eb)|C           C|Z4( E)|C           C|Z5( F)|C
     all roots         all roots             all roots 
Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature

~C_G_D_A~ /BFlat/_A|Z1++|A |X| ~C_G_D_A~ /EFlat/_A|Z1++|A
[- - - 1]    / ___D|Z3++|D |X| [- 0 1 1]    / ___D|Z1++|D
[2 - -  ]   / / __G|Z3++|G |X| [- -    ]   / / __G|Z0++|G
[  3 4  ]  / / / _C|Z2++|C |X| [3      ]  / / / _C|Z3++|C
g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,, |X| g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,
;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;; |X| ;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;
::i\ \______/ /a/::::::::: |X| ::i\ \______/ /a/:::::::::
!!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!! |X| !!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!
The 5th tuning ~CGDA~


 
~# b # b     # b # b # b    # b # b     # b # b # b    ~
~| | | |     | | | | | |     | | | |     | | | | | |    ~
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C
______________________________________________
C to A Outlay at nut


~# b # b     # b # b # b    # b # b     # b # b # b    ~
~| | | |     | | | | | |     | | | |     | | | | | |    ~
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C
______________________________________________
C to A Outlay at nut


~# b # b     # b # b # b    # b # b     # b # b # b    ~
~| | | |     | | | | | |     | | | |     | | | | | |    ~
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C
______________________________________________
C to A Outlay at nut











 






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