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My band is on break Most have gone to Clifftop . I am taking a break from fiddle and guitar because someone has kindly loaned me a banjo to play. I got Janet Davis' Mel Bay beginners book. Mel Bay has always gotten me where I want to go. But, I see that there is no notation...dots. Just Tab. Now, I can read Tab. My dog can read Tab. But I think I'd be more flexible more quickly if I had dots. Is the tab thing the only way a banjo plays or are there books out there that teach me with notation?
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Most 5-string banjo stuff is done in tab. The classic banjo music and tutors would be in notation, but not many people are playing that music (at least, not in public). I think the main reason for tab is because there is so much 5-string folk and Old Time music uses tunings other than the standard G (gDGBD) tuning. This makes it really difficult to put notes on the page onto the neck of the banjo. If you really want to see notation, try the free TEFviewer from http://www.tabledit.com or the free demo version. You can input a tab (after setting the instrument to the right tuning) and then select to display it in either tab, notation, or both. As an example, I play most of my (old time) music on the banjo in either A (standard G tuning, gDGBD, capoed 2 frets to A tuning (aGAC#E), or double C tuning (gCGCD) or double D (double C capoed two frets to aDADE). As you can see, finding the same given note can quickly become quite a challenge for each new tune! Welcome to the wonderful world of banjo!
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