Tenor banjo chords for DGdg tuning

Tab is at http://banjosessions.com/?p=217

Chord progression transposed to four different keys, played in fingerstyle.
Right hand thumbpick plays bass (root, fifth plus some walking bass) on deepest two strings, index and middle finger pinch the highest two strings. Symbol | is barline, not the part of chord symbol.

Chord voicings:
Bb=3303, F=3532, C=5520, G=0000, D=0202, A=2222

Gm=0003, Dm=0232, Am=2222, Em=2420, Bm=4404

C7=5523, G7=0034, D7=0245

Chord progressions:
C |Am |F |G
C |Am |F G|C
F G|C Am|Dm G|C C7
F G|C Am|Dm G|C

G |Em |C |D
G |Em |C D|G
C D|G Em|Am D|G G7
C D|G Em|Am D|G

D |Bm |G |A
D |Bm |G A|D
G A|D Bm|Em A|D D7
G A|D Bm|Em A|D

F |Dm |Bb |C
F |Dm |Bb C|F
Bb C|F Dm|Gm C|F
Bb C|F Dm|Gm C|F

Czech made banjo Janish http://www.janish.info/ - resonator removed and one-piece flange specially cut by Ptacek http://www.ptacekbanjo.com/index_eng.html

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[DeadLazyBum]

That sounds good, but why are A and Am the same fingering?

[mirekpatek]

As I wrote in previous comment, I do not have B string so I often play chords without third. Fingering 2222 has the notes EAea. If there is need to distinguish A and Am, I have to play C# note at 6th fret of one of G string or C note at 5th fret. So the voicing would be: A = 2226 (or 2622), Am = 2225 (or 2522).

The other option for A is to use F chord shape (with thumb on 4th string) 3532 and shift it up the neck to 7976. Am would then be 7975.

[Smokinbanjos]

Is that your own way of tuning the tenor banjo or is it standard? I am impressed.

[mirekpatek]

Standard (or one of standards) is CGda. My DGdg tuning mimics the 5-string banjo tuning gDGBD. I have no B string and my high g is on the other side.

[TheSYDTASTiCone]

@wowywowwowsers No I Didnt !!!!

[wowywowwowsers]

@TheSYDTASTiCone hey just wondering if you found a website to tune a tenor banjo? Been searching everywhere

[TheSYDTASTiCone]

do you happen to know how to tune a tenor guitar???