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The overview of DGdg tenor banjo fretboard
Here is the overview of all notes and their locations on the DGdg banjo fretboard:
(above the tab are written the notes, in the tab are all places where the note appears on the fretboard)
D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
G----------------0--1--2--3--4--5--6--- continues below
D-0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10-11--
D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#
g----------------0--1--2--3--4--5--6---
d-0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10-11--
G-7--8--9--10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-- continues below
D-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19--------------
D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D
g-7--8--9--10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-
d-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19----------------
G-19-------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
The above overview contains all available notes (chromatic scale).
Below is the overview of the G major scale notes only:
D E F# G A B C D E F# G A B C D E F# G A B C D
g-------------------------------0--2--4--5--7--9--11-12-14-16-17-19-
d----------------------0--2--4--5--7--9--10-12-14-16-17-19----------
G----------0--2--4--5--7--9--11-12-14-16-17-19----------------------
D-0--2--4--5--7--9--10-12-14-16-17-19-------------------------------
To memorize the location of notes on the fretboard (and also to practice smooth position shift of left hand) I use the exercise based on the Scruggs' forward roll TIMTIMTI. Left hand fingers fret the same notes on the G and D strings and there should not be heard any difference than the darker timbre of the note played on thicker D string.
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g-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-
d---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|-
G-4-----------4---|-------4---------|-5-----------5---|-------5---------|-etc.
D-------9---------|-9-----------9---|------10---------|10----------10---|-
|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
T I M T I M T I T I M T I M T I etc.
Go up and down the neck and simultaneously sing the names of the played notes. Use also different left hand fingers.
Another version of this exercise uses notes one octave apart:
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g-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-
d---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|-
G------12---------|12----------12---|------10---------|10----------10---|-etc.
D-5-----------5---|-------5---------|-3-----------3---|-------3---------|-
|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
T I M T I M T I T I M T I M T I etc.
By this type of exercise you can memorise not only the single notes, but also the voicings of doublestops on the G+d and D+G strings (which are different because of different intervals between open strings: G/d is fifth like on the mandolin, D/G is fourth like on the guitar).
I use Scruggs' FMB roll TITIMTIM. Here is the example in ascending thirds:
g---------0----0-|---------0-----0-||---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-||-
d---0---0--------|-------------0--.||---2---2---------|-------------2--.||-
G-4---4------7---|---7---7---4----.||-5---5-------9---|---9---9---5----.||-etc.
D----------9-----|-9---9-----------||----------10-----|10--10-----------||-
|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
T I T I M T I M T I T I M T I M etc.