LilyPond Notation Reference: 2.4.3 Banjo

### 2.4.3 Banjo

#### Banjo tablatures

LilyPond has basic support for the five-string banjo. When making tablatures for five-string banjo, use the banjo tablature format function to get correct fret numbers for the fifth string:

>     music = {
>       g8 d' g'\5 a b g e d' |
>       g4 d''8\5 b' a'\2 g'\5 e'\2 d' |
>       g4
>     }

>     <<
>       \new Staff \with { \omit StringNumber }
>       { \clef "treble_8"  \music }
>       \new TabStaff \with {
>         tablatureFormat = #fret-number-tablature-format-banjo
>         stringTunings = #banjo-open-g-tuning
>       }
>       { \music }
>     >>

A number of common tunings for the five-string banjo are predefined: `banjo-c-tuning` (gCGBD), `banjo-modal-tuning` (gDGCD), `banjo-open-d-tuning` (aDF#AD) and `banjo-open-dm-tuning` (aDFAD).

These may be converted to four-string tunings using the `four-string-banjo` function:

>     \set TabStaff.stringTunings = #(four-string-banjo banjo-c-tuning)

#### See also

Installed Files: ‘`ly/string-tunings-init.ly`’.

Snippets: Fretted strings.

#### LilyPond — Notation Reference v2.22.2 (stable-branch).