C Major Diatonic Chords & Scale
for Tenor Banjo tuned in fifths
By Sandy Freeze (a.k.a. Banjovie55)
Tenor Banjo "C" Major primer
~# b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b ~
~| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ~
|0| | | | | | | |0| | | | | | | |0| | | | | | | |0| | | | |
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C
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C to A Outlay at nut
440hz=A|------------|------------|--------0++?|A=440hz
D|------------|--------0++?|0+++7+++--"?|D
G|--------0++?|0+++7+++--"?|------------|G
C|0+++7+++--"?|------------|------------|C
This tenor banjo Tuning is in fifths.
K\/k the Alternate picking code
Z\/z ,the Alternate strum code.
++=note held
Z"=repeat finger stop
,---,---,---,---=4/4 beats
Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature
~C_G_D_A~ CMajor__A|Z3++|A
[0 - -] / ___D|Z2++|D
[ 2 ] / / __G|Z0++|G
[ 3] / / / _C|Z0++|C
g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,
;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;
::i\ \______/ /a/:::::::::
!!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!
Grips
I ii iii IV V vi vii
C Major D Minor E Minor F Major G Major A Minor B Min7b5
~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~
[0 0 - -] [- - - -] [- 0 - -] [0 - - -] [- 0 0 -] [0 - - 0] [- - - -]
[^ 2 -] [___1___] [~ _2_] [ 2 ~ -] [2 ^ 3] [ 2 3 ^] [___1___]
[ 3] [ 2 ~] [- ^ ] [ _3_] [ ] [ ^ ] [ 2 ^]
[ ^] [ -] [4 ] [ ^ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
[ ] [ 4] [^ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Chord Tabs
_____________________EMi(7~)iii______G(dom)7th.V7
A|---k2++!----Z2++|AA|---k2++!----Z2++|A
D|--K2(0~)----Z2++|DD|--K0(3~)----Z0++|D
G|-k0++++!----Z"++|GG|-k0++++!----Z0++|G
C|K4+++++!,---Z"++|CC|K2+++++!,---Z2++|C
/____/
_____________________ii D mi(7~)CYCLE\ii7_V7_I \Hear this!
A|---k5(3~)++!----Z"++|A \ \
D|--K3+++!----Z"++|D / /
G|-k2++++!----Z"++|G / /
C|K2+++++!,---Z"++|C/ /
___________________|/___/
^C^.....TonicScale......IV Major(Ma7~)IV
A|---3+++!----Z3++|A.. 0-2^3^-5 \ A|---k3++!----Z3++|A
D|--K2+++!----Z2++|D.. 0-2-3--5 / D|--K3+++!----Z3++|D
G|-k0++++!----Z0++|G.. 0-2--4^5^\ G|-k2++++!----Z2++|G
C|K0+++++!,---Z0++|C..^0^2--4-5 / C|K0+++++!,---Z0"++|C
____________________vii-7b5BMinor7b5
A|---k2++!----Z"++|A
D|--K3+++!----Z"++|D
G|-k2++++!----Z"++|G
C|K2+++++!,---Z"++|C
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A Minor (7~) (relative Minor to I)vi
A|---k0++!----Z"++|A
D|--K2+++!----Z"++|D
G|-k2++++!----Z"++|G
C|K0+++++!,---Z"++|C
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
IX'sAUGmenteds? !V7+ IIIaug(V to vi/as i)
A|---k+|A A|---k|A A|---k+|A
D|--K++|D D|--K+|D D|--K+|D
G|-k+++|G G|-k++|G G|-k++|G
C|K++++|C C|K+++|C C|K+++|C
Climbing C Major Scale find shapes...R_5_3_OCT:
each root on |C| string, Octave (root doubled) on |A| string
[Cmajor..! Dminor.! Eminor.! Fmajor.! GMajor..! A Minor..! B min-5]
A|----k3+!-----k5+!---k7+++!---k8+++!---k10+++|---k12++!|---k12+|A
D|---K2++!----Z3++!--K5++++!--K7+++-!--K9+++++!--K10+++!|--K12++|D
G|-k0++++!--k2++++!k4++++--!-k5+++--!-k7++++++!-k9+++++!|-k10+++|G
C|K0+++++!+K2+++++!K4++++++!K5++++++!K7+++++++!K9++++++!K11+++++|C
Once that group of 7 chords is familiar, it's a step away from::
climbing C Major Scale to find shapes for 7 x 7ths:
each Root on |C| string, 7th voiced on |A| string.
[Cmajor.7! Dminor7! Eminor7! Fmajor7! GMaDom.7! A Minor.7! B Mi7-5]
A|----k2+!-----k3+!---k5+++!---k7+++!---k8++++|---k10++!|---k12+|A
D|---K2++!----Z3++!--K5++++!--K7+++-!--K9+++++!--K10+++!|--K12++|D
G|-k0++++!--k2++++!k4++++--!-k5+++--!-k7++++++!-k9+++++!|-k10+++|G
C|K0+++++!+K2+++++!K4++++++!K5++++++!K7+++++++!K9++++++!K11+++++|C
^C^ root Diatonic Scale notes names of |A| & |C|Strings
See lowest note ^C^ and Highest Note A in above voicings
__/--A B C D E F G A-\_
A|...0--2^3^-5--7-8---10--12-|A
D|...0--2-3--5--7-8--^10^-12-|D
G|...0--2--4^5^-7---9-10--12-|G
C|..^0^-2--4-5--7---9--11^12^|C
__\--C D E F G A B C-/~
~# b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b ~
~| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ~
|R| | | | | | | | | | | | | |R| | | | | | | | | | | | | |R|
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C
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C to A Outlay at nut
[ CMajor.7!DMinor7!EMinor7! F Major.7! G Dom'.7! A Min7 B-7b5]
A|-----k2+!---k3++!----k5+!---k7+++-!--+k8++++|---k10|---k12|A
D|---K2+++!---K3++!---K5++!--K7+++--!-+K9+++++|--K10+|--K12+|D
G|-k0+++++!-k2++++!-k4++++!-k5++++++!+k7++++++|-k9+++|-k10++|G
C|K0++++++!K2+++++!K4+++++!K5+++++++!K7+++++++|K9++++|K11+++|C
Sandy's Grips and Wise Tablature
~C_G_D_A~CMajor_/_A|Z3++|A
[0 0 - -] / ___D|Z2++|D
[ 2 -] / / __G|Z0++|G
[ 3] / / / _C|Z0++|C
g\ \ \ \__/ / / /s/,,,,,,,
;r\ \ \____/ / /b/;;;;;;;;
::i\ \______/ /a/:::::::::
!!!p\________/t/!!!!!!!!!!
Grips
~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A~
All NATURAL
Major Key Diatonic Chords And Scale at NUT
[AMajor!BMajor!Cmajor!DMajor!EMajor!FMajor!GMajor!AMajor!]
[BbMajor!........DbMajor!EbMajor!....GbMajor..!AbMajor!]
\FLAT OUT/:
Major Key Diatonic chords and Scales at NUT
~C_G_D_A~ ~C_G_D_A_~
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