Just for Fun: Christmas Banjo contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple rhythm pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a banjo chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, ukulele, and mandolin editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs. / Banjo

A lively collection of songs for strumming plus easy G-tuning solos for fingerpicking 5-string banjo. The solos are in tablature with both melody and solo parts and feature three-finger picking technique in the popular bluegrassstyle. Slide hammer and pull-off techniques are taught. A basic chart of banjo chords is also included.

Stuff All The Pros Know & Use-Ready to take your Banjo playing up a notch? Renowned teacher Fred Sokolow presents valuable how-to insight from which Banjo players of all styles and levels can benefit. The text photos music diagrams and accompanying CD provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including techniques ear training performance and much more.

Gospel tunes for banjo! Murphy teaches hard-driving Scruggs-style breaks to 5 favourite gospel tunes. Includes a fancy up-the-neck break to Amazing Grace in ¾ time. Many familiar licks lots of new licks all easyto learn the Murphy Method way. Each tune explained note-by-note.When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Fly Away What a Friend We Have in Jesus Will the Circle Be Unbroken and Amazing Grace. NoTab.

All it takes is the thumb and index finger! This book allows you to explore this traditional often easier way of playing the banjo: the original two-finger style. It covers thumb lead up-picking frailing/clawhammer (stroke style) and drop-thumb variation techniques and is presented in various tunings with easy to read tablature plus accompanying chord symbols and diagrams with audio tracks online for download or streaming. Includes over 50 songs in the bluegrass old-time country folk and gospel styles. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player thatallows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

What is the first thing most Banjo players want to do as soon as they have learned a few songs? They want to learn some fancy scruggs backup. Now for the first time these seemingly difficult fancy backup licks are explainednote-by-note by Casey Henry who has been studying Earl's playing for years.Casey makes learning them easy by starting with the simplest licks and building up to the more complex. And best of all she shows you how to usethem in real bluegrass songs.Each section on this DVD includes three to four separate lessons that teach individual licks. Then we put the licks into backup patterns for the classic numbers Thinking Tonight of My BlueEyes Bury Me Beneath the Willow Titanic and Will the Roses Bloom. Once learned these licks can be used in a wide variety of other songs including several that have identical chord progressions to the ones taughthere.

The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple common tunes to learn. These are standard ???Jam??? tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are writtenin the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar mandolin banjo ukulele dulcimer or Dobro together grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each books offer the melody for that particular instrument aswell as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line thesecond track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek Old Joe Clark Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

Learn to play scales on the banjo with this comprehensive and easy to use book. Contains over 1300 scale diagrams for the most often used scales and modes. Also includes a lesson on scale construction.

Now available with CD! This individual booklet/audio pack allows beginners as well as veteran players to tune their instruments quickly easily and accurately. The audio explains the tuning process in easy-to-understand terms then provides a step-by-step method for tuning each string. The audio also includes two original songs that allow the beginning player to play the melody using only the open strings. The booklet includes written tuning instructions that correspond to the tape. A fantastic add-on to the purchase of any banjo!

Complete with full lyrics and easy-to-read chord boxes this songbook allows Banjo players to pick and sing along to 30 of Dylan's greatest hits including All Along The Watchtower Blowin' In The Wind Like A Rolling Stone The Times They Are A-Changin' and more.

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!

This book features ten exciting arrangements of favorite gospel classics by virtuoso Todd Banjoman Taylor. Just follow the easy tab listen to the audio and play along with Todd quickly and easily! Songs include: Amazing Grace · How Great Thou Art · Uncloudy Day · What a Friend We Have in Jesus · When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder · I'll Fly Away · and more. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists.The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune then a more adventurous improvisation and each solo is transcribed in detail.The CD provides the audio versions of the solos plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along.This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!