Progressions in A# — Tenor Banjo

A# major harmonises to A# – Cm – Dm – D# – F – Gm – A°; A# minor to A#m – C° – C# – D#m – Fm – F# – G#. Each chord links to its Tenor Banjo voicings, so a tune in A# 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.