Ok. Lets review! We took a look at what the Fret board looks like, we know where the "Nut" and the "Frets" are. We studied three chords: C, G, F, and practiced playing them separately and all together, while learning the song "Goodnight Irene". We also familiarized ourselves with 3/4 time or (Waltz time).
Hopefully you have taken the time to play all three chords smoothly and practice the Down strokes to play 3/4 time? If so, let's continue with the complete version of "Goodnight Irene".
Below are two more chords to learn so that we may complete our song, and add a little more to it, to make it even more musical.
Note: I have not shown the individual string tunings above the Nut as before. We will assume that the strings are tuned in the standard tuning of either Plectrum or Tenor Banjo.
Note: The same chords may be used by almost any stringed instrument to play this song--only the chord formations (fingering positions) will be different for each instrument.
Also, this song is written in the "Key" of "C". You will find that many songs can be played with these same chords, in fact many Guitar song books or "Fake" books will also have the chord letter shown above the Staff and can be used by banjo players.
