Banjo (plectrum) - Beginning; Intermediate; Advanced

SKU: MB.93628

Chords, Saddle-stitched. All Styles. Book. 112 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #93628. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93628).

ISBN 9781562223328. UPC: 796279002530. 8.75x11.75 inches. By Mel Bay.

For plectrum or five-string banjo C tuning , this text is the famed Mel Bay system for melody chord performance. In standard notation and tablature.

Composed by Brad Leftwich. For Banjo (Clawhammer). Squareback saddle stitch, Methods. Beginning-Intermediate. Book and online audio. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Banjo - Intermediate

SKU: MB.99126M

Saddle-stitched, Solos and Duets. Country. Book and online audio. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #99126M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99126M).

ISBN 9781513465791. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Provides the intermediate clawhammer 5-string banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author with the Boiled Buzzards Old Time String Band. The book briefly addresses clawhammer basics with a few pages of exercises and scales before presenting the tunes. The banjo tunings in this book are: double C tuning gCGCD , modified double C tuning eCGCD , G tuning GDGBD , A tuning aEAC#E , D tuning aDADE , and Double-D tuning drop 5th f#DADE . Written in banjo tablature only with suggested backup chords. Voted one of the top 10 clawhammer banjo players by Banjo Newsletter readers, Levenson advises the reader that the tablature in this book is to be used only as a guide and to play the tune as you hear it, not slavishly as written. This approach allows the reader to play within his/her style and level of ability. Includes access to online audio.

Tenor banjo - Beginning; Intermediate; Advanced

SKU: MB.30627

Composed by Mel Bay. Saddle-stitched, Left-Handed Instruction. Chord. Book. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30627. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30627).

ISBN 9780786698592. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This left-handed chord book includes pictures and diagrams for all of the basic chords for four-string or tenor banjo. Fingering photos and fretboard diagrams are presented for all of the major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords. Major seventh, minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. The introduction discusses how to hold the banjo, tuning low to high C- G-D-A , and more. This book is also suitable for mandola.