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QI Fact of the Day

At the age of four, Gustav Mahler could sing about 200 folk songs, which he learned from the family maid.



QI Quote of the Day

"I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way. "
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)

occasionally quite rude, you have been warned.

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QI Fact of the Day

The year before his death, Gustav Mahler had a single session of psychoanalysis with Sigmund Freud.



QI Quote of the Day

"What is best in music is not to be found in the notes."
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 -1911)

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a small but quite interesting quote, because i'm tired & you guys'n'gals aren't helping

"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."

Sam Levenson

Green Day is made up of three band members. Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt, and Billie Joe Armstrong.

ARGHH! I want to post something interesting! I really do. I am not worthy of this thread.

Well, the standard 5 string banjo has 22 frets and can be easily tuned by ear by fretting the behind the 3rd fret on the second string, playing it, followed by playing the open 1st string below it. These should sound the same if tuned properly, and should be in the key of D. Then you can fret behind the 4th fret on the 3rd string, and play the open second string below. Again, these should sound the same. And should be in the key of B. Then fret behind the 5th fret on the 4th string, play the open 3rd string. These should sound the same also and be in the key of G. This will leave the 4th string in the key of D when played open. Then, to tune the 5th string, fret behind the 5th fret on the 1st string. And play the open 5th string. They should sound the same and be in the key of G also. It will now be tuned in 'Open G' tuning which is the most common way to tune a 5 string banjo, although there are plenty of other ways.

This is called 'relative tuning' as when you have one string in tune, you will be able to tune the banjo to itself. And you won't have to rely on an outside source.

Relative Tuning of the 5 String Banjo:



Playing all of the strings openly will now produce a G chord. (Probably the easiest chord to ever learn )

(It musn't be forgotten that the 5th string is the highest pitch, and the 4th is the lowest pitch. This is unique to the banjo and dates back to it's African origins.)

So, now you all know how to tune up your 5 string banjos.

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Banjos are one of the most interesting sounding instruments out there. Thanx I would use that if I had a banjo and could play it.

That's okay. If ever you do decide to learn to play, I hope you find it of use. If not, then I'm still glad you found it interesting.

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Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaurs, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Music, Tuna, Chocolate milk, Oreos, Blue things

Parasaurolophuscolobus. Parasaurcolobus. Colobusaurolophus.
....And Nunchucks are my friends.

Kexp on their friday night has a great show with banjos called Shake The Shack.

Is that an American thing or something? I've never heard of it.

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Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaurs, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Music, Tuna, Chocolate milk, Oreos, Blue things

Parasaurolophuscolobus. Parasaurcolobus. Colobusaurolophus.
....And Nunchucks are my friends.

kexp.org is the home of the radio station. You can listen online.

attaboy, rabbitears i'm familiar with the concept of relative tuning from guitars but not for tuning a banjo obviously..
did you know a sitar has 7 strings for playing & 15 'sympathetic' strings underneath that vibrate merrily when playing?
at least, some are like that..

Sitars sound so weird.

Here in Seattle near the space needle and the seattle science center you can view free live concerts at one of their stages.