THE MAJOR SCALES FOR THE 5-STRING BANJO: G: ||------------------------0-----------------------------14------17------ ||-----------------0------------------------12------15------19---------- ||-----------0-------------------11-----14------17---------------------- ||--0--2--4-----7-----10-----14----------------------------------------- ||-----------------------------------0---------------------------------- D: --------22--|------------------------0---------------------------------- 22----------|-----------------0------------------------12------15------- ------------|-----------0-------------------11-----14------18----------- ------------|--0--2--4-----7-----11-----14------------------------------ ----21------|-----------------------------------0----------------------- A: 14------17------21--|-----------------------0--------6------------------ ----19--------------|-----------------0-----------7---------12---------- --------------------|-----------1--2-----6-----9--------14------18------ --------------------|--0--2--4------------------------------------------ ------------19------|--------------------------------------------------- E: ----14------18------21--|--------------------------------6-------------- 15------19--------------|-----------------0-----4-----7---------12------ ------------------------|-----------1--2-----6-----9--------14---------- ------------------------|--1--2--4-------------------------------------- ----------------19------|----------------------------------------------- B: 11------14------18------21--|--------------------------------6---------- ----16------19--------------|-----------------0-----4-----7------------- ----------------------------|-----------1--3-----6-----9--------15------ ----------------------------|--1--2--4---------------------------------- --------------------19------|------------------------------------------- F#/Gb: ------------14------18------21--|--------------------------3-----6------ 12------16------19--------------|-----------------0-----4-----7--------- ----18--------------------------|-----------1--3-----6------------------ --------------------------------|--1--3--4------------------------------ ------------------------20------|--------------------------------------- C#/Db: --------11------15------18------21--|----------------------------------- ----12------16------19--------------|----------------------------------- 15----------------------------------|-----------1----------------------- ------------------------------------|--1--3--4-------------------------- ----------------------------20------|----------------------------------- (This is the most difficult scale to master because of the lack of open strings. 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