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You might also want to take a look at the table of tenor banjo tunings I have over at Irish Banjo. There may be some tunings listed there that you'd like to try.
The list contains 4 alternative tunings. Some of them should work with regular string sets, while others might require special gauges.
It's by no means a complete list of course and I'd love to hear of any other great tunings you've come across. Post a message at The message board and I'll pick it up there.
| Name | Pitches | Comments | String gauges | Links |
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Standard tuning(s) | ||||
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Common tuning(s) | ||||
| Guitar | | Like the three highest strings of a guitar. Banjo players often call this the Chicago tuning. |
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| Hi-lo guitar | | Same as guitar tuning but with octave strings on the lower courses. |
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Fifths tuning(s) | ||||
| Alto mandola | | Might be a bit too high for a long scale instrument, but it is occasionaly used. On a short scale instrument it's OK. |
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