Reworking songs from guitar to banjo

Subject: Reworking songs from guitar to banjo
From: GUEST,M Siirdewaye
Date: 18 Aug 26 - 12:14 PM

My guitar’s G string broke yesterday and I didn’t have one on hand, so until I get a new one it’s banjo!

I have been playing guitar a lot longer than banjo, so it’s easier for me to improvise melodies and harmonies with that than banjo. But not only does the banjo have all its strings, it’s a hardier instrument generally and more portable, so I’m thinking it’s about time to learn more of the songs I know on banjo, too.

I’m guessing to start, getting a better understanding of triad and dyad shapes on banjo would help (that is a big part of my guitar technique). I already made myself a little fifth string capo which has helped (don’t feel in the mood to break my banjo strings too!)

Maybe others can share their experiences on the same?

Subject: RE: Reworking songs from guitar to banjo
From: GUEST,M Siirdewaye
Date: 18 Aug 26 - 12:23 PM

To clarify, I’m mostly referring to using the instruments to accompany my voice.

Subject: RE: Reworking songs from guitar to banjo
From: The Sandman
Date: 18 Aug 26 - 04:11 PM

the tchnique of double thumbing on banjo, is similiar to alternate thumb bass on guitar, if you use up picking with fingers nd mix with thumb down you can use chords in g tuning, in keys of c and g, you can also use up picking fingers to pick melody as you might on guitar in g tuning, and use double thumbing on high string.
frailing is different as is down picking with fingers and would require much more work