This handy book shows all of the basic banjo chords in photo and diagram form. The front of the book contains a section of bluegrass G-tuning chords and the remainder contains C-tuning.

A comprehensive 96-page large print perfect-bound banjo tune/solo book with over 50 tunes. Songs include gospel bluegrass patriotic and popular folk tunres. Chord charts are included showing all chords needed to play thesesongs. The tunes are shown in tablature only.

This complete guide to learning the tenor banjo was written by acclaimed author and musician Fred Sokolow. If features popular songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in Dixieland retro swing and Irish music. It includes demonstration audio tracks for all the examples in the book. Songs include: Ain't She Sweet ? Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home ? Down by the Riverside ? The Irish Washerwoman ? St. Louis Blues ? Sweet Georgia Brown ? When the Saints Go Marching In ? Yes Sir That's My Baby ? and more.

This video teaches easy arrangements of popular Banjo songs. The breaks on this new video have been tried and tested by both Murphy and Casey with their live students.Songs include: Old Home Place Nine Pound Hammer Salty Dog Ballad of Jed Clampett Amazing Grace and a high break for the standard bluegrass G-C-D-G chord progression.

A terrific lesson specifically devised for Banjo players that wish to sing and accompany themselves in the clawhammer style featuring Grammy-winning performer Cathy Fink.Starting with easy songs Cathy shows how to find the right key for your voice use the capo play a simple accompaniment and pick out scales and melody notes within the chords. You'll discover how to embellish your tunes with slides hammer-ons pull-offs and other important tricks that will add drive and complexity to your performances.Cathy also introduces some more advanced techniques and different tunings including double thumbing old-time modal sounds waltz time and a superb showcaserendition of Oh! Susanna that combines them all!

Covers the rudiments of music from the very beginning. Includes daily exercises all forms of scales and a dictionary of musical terms.

The distinctive sound of the 5-string Banjo is most usually associated with folk country and bluegrass music...but this instrument can sound at home in lots of popular genres.In this book you’ll find a superb collectionof 20 favourite songs all specially arranged to show off the adaptability of the Banjo.Ho Hey and Wagon Wheel are naturals but you’ll also enjoy just how well hits by Ed Sheeran Adele and The Who soundin 5-string Banjo arrangements.Whatever your favourites you’ll find plenty here to help you play sing and extend your repertoire.

Many musicians including some that are technically quite advanced never break away from the printed page to learn by simply listening and re-creating. The common name for this process is 'playing by ear'. With some basicguidelines any musician with rudimentary skills can teach himself or herself to play by ear adding a new dimension to their playing skills. This book teaches the 5-string banjoist to listen and play solos and chord progressionsby ear providing essential ear training and techniques needed to participate in jam sessions of all types! Chapters include: Learning Chord Progressions by Ear; Faking a Solo; Playing the Melody by Ear; and Using Licks. Writtenin tablature only. The companion recording is in split-track format with the melody track on the left and the rhythm on the right.

One of Mel Bay's most popular videos is now on DVD. Same great songs with a clearer picture and better sound. If you donâ??t think you are a beginner but donâ??t know where to start we suggest Jam SessionsStandards.Familiar songs solid Scruggs arrangements with vamping included. All tunes explained note-by-note. A great place to start if you are trying to break away from tab. Includes: Roll in My Sweet Babyâ??sArms Salty Dog Mountain Dew Dueling Banjos Rocky Top. No Tab.

Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo features 22 classic old-time favourites specially arranged for 5-string Banjo.The distinctive sound of the 5-string Banjo is most usually associated with folk country and bluegrass music. In this book you’ll find a superb collection of traditional songs that lend themselves perfectly to a variety of Banjo styles.From the lively The Midnight Special to the wistfulWild Mountain Thyme each song has been chosen and arranged to make the most of the instrument’s unique capacity for rolling rhythms and flexible fingerpicking patterns. Whether your favourites are jazzy folky orcountry you’ll find plenty here to help you play sing and extend your repertoire.

Par DAVIS JANET. Il s'agit de livre du débutant idéal, présentant les bases de la joue du banjo 5 cordes est une façon amusante et produit des résultats rapides. Janet Davis vous emmène sur une longue tournée de techniques fondamentales de cet instrument ainsi que quelques possibilités intermédiaires, y compris les rouleaux, les accords, les techniques de banjo de bluegrass, de jouer jusqu'au cou, licks, terminaisons et autres informations de base nécessaires pour jouer le bluegrass et style mélodique banjo. Notes de performance approfondie sont fournis du début à la fin de révéler les secrets de cet instrument traditionnel polyvalent. Le compagnon de CD et DVD (DVD l'enseigne par le biais de leçon 22.) est inclus. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Banjo à 5 Cordes

Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for tenor banjo with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for tenor banjo and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythmbackup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for tenor banjo.This book may be used along with Mel Bay?s Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MLB21013) Mel Bay?s Dobro Christmas Songbook (MLB21508) and MelBay?s Ukulele Christmas Songbook (MLB20886). All songs except ?Away in a Manger? are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs are in the same key.

Steve Huber nous emmène à travers une description détaillée des parties du banjo et leur incidence sur ton, de volume et de jouabilité. Steve couvre également certaines des composantes plus critiques du banjo, mis en place : bonne tension tête, robinet tuning de la tête, ton optimal anneau/jante apte, ajustant les bâtonnets de coordonnateur, choisir un pont, réglage de la hauteur du Cordier, pont des ajustements de rod placement et de treillis. Après décrivant et démonstration de bon nombre de ces variables, Steve a complètement désassemble et réassemble un banjo sur écran comme il vous montre comment installer un anneau de ton nouveau. Un article sur la production de ton que ce qui a trait à la main droite cueillette technique ferme la présentation. Avec une attention particulière à cette vidéo et un peu d'essais et erreurs, vous pouvez obtenir le meilleur ton possible dans votre banjo- et apprendre beaucoup sur l'instrument dans le processus. La version DVD comprend 20 minutes de séquences vidéo bonus. / Banjo (5 Cordes) / 80 pages / niveau : Débutant / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25