TOPIC: Soldier's Joy Questions

A couple of questions about Soldier's joy tablature for banjo:

1) It says C tuning, key of C, but there are several different C tunings. To what should each string be tuned?

2) Even though it is in the key of C, the chords shown are D and A, which are not major chords in C. Is this in C or D?

If I've changed the tuning away from open G, how do I make a D or an A chord to play backup?

I hope posting lets me pick which song I play! Guess which one I'll choose...

Here are your answers:

1. For the banjo, the 4th string is lowered one tone to a C. The first string is left at D

2.The banjo would capo to the 2nd fret, so the chords would change from C,F and G to D, G and A

3.Focus on the bottom three string (Strings 1, 2 and 3) on the banjo. Since the 4th string is tuned down a tone, the chord structure also changes from your standard positions yet, the 1, 2 and 3rd strings remain the same as though you were in standard G tuning.

Hope this helps.

FM

Thats funny. Just when you think you get a chioce.....FM strikes again.

Also funny that when you think you are struggling with theory, you understand what he's sayingB)

So it's really in the key of D, not C, but played as if in C capo'd up a whole tone (to D)?