Progressions in C# — 5-String Banjo

Every chord the key of C# owns, charted on gDGBD and ready to pick.

C# major harmonises to C# – D#m – Fm – F# – G# – A#m – C°; C# minor to C#m – D#° – E – F#m – G#m – A – B. Each chord links to its 5-String Banjo voicings, so a tune in C# becomes a short list of shapes before the first repeat.

Then check the key against the short g: some keys let it ring free through every change, and some make it a note you have to work around. Knowing which is which is most of what "playing in a good key" means here.