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Starter - Posted - 06/02/2026: 18:11:24
Hi,
I'm a big fan of the way Riley Calcagno's banjo complements Viv Leva's guitar playing. Does anyone know what tuning he's in? I know they play in B, but when I tuned double C down to B it didn't work.
While we're on the subject, do we know what kind of banjo he's playing?
thanks
will
ndlxs - Posted - 06/03/2026: 05:55:57
I assume you are talking about this one:
youtube.com/watch?v=Th0e5eoTr2U
The version on her bandcamp recording has no banjo on it.
She is playing G chord shapes on the guitar, capo 4; I think he is probably playing in G tuning on the banjo, also capo 4.
BobTheGambler - Posted - 06/03/2026: 06:19:04
He's just in double C tuned down a half step to B, so: f#BF#BC#
Starter - Posted - 06/04/2026: 17:12:00
Thanks for the help. I had guessed about "double B" but then forgot that was only half a step down from C. Dennis Caplinger on a video says banjo players don't need music theory (he added "trust me") but in theory I did actually know that.
There are still lots of tricky things Reilly does so I'll hope to pull more hints from their videos.
Thanks again
will
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