Progressions in C# — Chicago Tuning Banjo

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 Chicago Tuning Banjo voicings, so a tune in C# becomes a short list of shapes before the first repeat.

Then run the changes as a rhythm part before you play a note of melody. Backup is the job this instrument does most of the night, and it is almost entirely a right-hand skill.