i'm having trouble figuring out how i would finger D5.. or what the closest chord to D5 would be that i could play to closely resemble the chord... thank you..
Ummm... 2 question: 1) D5 ? as in an open 5th: D and A only, without the F#? I'll assume yes. 2) 5-string in open-G tuning, 4-string tenor, or some other tuning variation? I'll answer for these 2 cases. In order of 4th/5th string down to 1st string: 5-string open-G: 7-7-7-10-7 (a barre-chord of a 5-chord on the 7th fret) will do.... so will x-0-2-3-0. 4-string tenor, CGDA tuning: 2-2-0-0, or 9-7-7-5, or .... Lotsa ways...
Sure.. that'll work.. thanks.. im not sure what "D5" was at all and couldn't find anything.. there's a song i wanna learn and one of the chords is D5
Glad to help... Three more things: 1) Always trust your *ears,* not the written music! Transcriptions are notoriously inaccurate. 2) Focus on *rhythm* more than notes. The banjo is more drum than piano. Never be afraid to do something stupid harmonically in favor of good rhythm. 3) Pay more attention to playing *smoothly* than quickly. If you aim for speed and let yourself be sloppy, then it is almost impossible to tighten up later. If you start with perfect rhythm, then speed will come, and sound oh so much better. Of course, you probably already knew that.
This is in reply to another question I received about Open E tuning for the banjo: Sorry, but I haven't heardabout Open E for the banjo before, but here is some information that might help. (again, all notation is 4th string to 1st string...) The mandolin is normally tuned just like a fiddle in standard tuning: (G-D-A-E, with the A in this case is concert A, A-440, the A above middle C) Open A for the fiddle is used a lot in "mountain" or "old-time" music. It is a very different feel, and certain harmonies and melodies just tend to jump out. This tuning is: A-E-A-E. I imagine this could also be used on a mandolin... On a guitar, Open E would be: E-B-E-G#-B-E. Open D is more common (loose strings) D-A-D-F#-A-D. Several chords are easier on the guitar in open tunings. Mostly, you can barre across the entire finger board and make any chord you want. Open is your I-chord, 5th fret is your IV-chord, and 7th fret is your V-chord. This is also a common tuning for "slide" guitar. Banjo: it depends on if you've got a 4-string or a 4 1/2...err...5-string. totally different instruments. The 4-string, tenor banjo is usually tuned in 5ths, like a mandolin, only a 5th lower. So mandolin chords and fingering will work fine, they'll just be 5 notes lower. On a standard-tuning Mandolin, some chords are: G: 0-0-2-3 or 0-5-2-3 or 7-5-2-3** or ... C: 0-2-3-0 or 0-2-3-3 or 5-2-3-x or ... D: 2-0-0-2 or 2-0-0-5 or 2-4-5-5 or 7-4-5-x or ... Em: 0-2-2-0 or ... Am: 2-2-3-0 or ... On a tenor banjo or mandola, these would correspond to C, F, G, Am, and Dm, respectively. The 7-5-2-3 chord form is one of the main "mandolin chop" chords... a very classic, bluegrass sound. It can be slid up and down the neck freely, to get most other chords... try it! The 5-string banjo is enough of a folk instrument that there are dozens of "standard" ways of tuning it. The open-G tuning I described above is one common bluegrass tuning. One possible way to get Open-E tuning might be to drop each string a minor-3rd, or 3 frets, giving: E-B-E-G#-B. Both of these give the same fingering for your I-IV-V chords: I: 0-0-0-0-0 (open!) or 0-5-4-3-5 or ... IV: 0-2-0-1-2 or 0-5-5-5-5 or ... V: 0-0-2-1-0 or 0-0-2-3-4 or 0-4-2-3-4 or 7-7-7-7-7 or ... In open-G, your I-IV-V chords are G, C, and D. In the open-E I described above, they would be E-A-B. I hope this helps. (riding off into the sunset to the sound of distant thunder and banjo music...) mighty_thor
