5-string banjo · microphone tuner

Banjo Tuner

Tune standard open G or explore common alternative tunings. Pluck one string at a time and let it ring; the tuner shows whether the nearest pitch is flat, in tune, or sharp.

Listen and adjust

Live tuner

Microphone is off.

Detected note

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Play an open string

Select a tuning, then start the microphone.

0 cents Waiting for a note
Hz

A4 = 440 Hz is the modern standard.

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Common banjo tunings

Choose a tuning

5th string to 1st string

Open G

gDGBD

    Tap a string to hear a short reference tone. Match the banjo string by ear, then use the live tuner for the final adjustment. Lowercase letters indicate the short fifth string.