First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string Banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the Banjo or music of any sort.It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly the correct picking motion and noting the strings properly.These are aspects that are so basic most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos several from the player's point of view not from in front of the Banjo.First Lessons on Banjo covers themost basic rolls the Alternating Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls the three basic chords plus the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in tablature with the melody notes in boldface type so the student knowswhich notes to emphasize.All arrangements include lyrics which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and suggestions about the proper mentalapproach are included that will lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the student's development. There are also suggestions about developing the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature.These suggestions are not found in any other Banjo instruction book. The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek a popular Banjo standard that when mastered should give the novice a great sense ofaccomplishment.The accompanying audio download includes all tabbed examples with the rhythm instruments and lead Banjo in separate channels. The songs are played at three tempos the first tempo VERY slow then a mediumtempo version and finally at performing speed with Guitar Mandolin and Bass accompaniment. The up- tempo accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so the final tracks can be used as a listening recording.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Gospel-Old Time Number of pages : 112 This book presents 31 of the most-loved old-time gospel songs arranged in the three-finger style, complete with musical notation, banjo tablature, chords and lyrics. Each song is presented first as a beginner-intermediate arrangement, played in the first position in Scruggs style. Most songs are then presented in an up-the-neck arrangement. The CD features five-string banjo solos played in three-finger style and accompanied by guitar, mandolin and bass. This is a split-track recording, the lead banjo is on one channel and the accompaniment instruments on the other. The CD can be used as a solo recording, a teaching recording or a play-along recording.

Join Swiss banjo player extraordinaire Jens Kruger for an exciting journey into the art of five-string banjo. This outstanding lesson by a true virtuoso contains a wealth of ideas for players at all levels and will help you expand your musical knowledge build your technique and make your playing stand out from the crowd. Heklping to develop skills creativity and musicianship Jens passes on numerous concepts exercises and gorgeous original tunes to: help get a better sound sustain the notes you play greater tone faster picking speed and incorporate tempo and dynamics changes. As well as demonstrating some of the tunes Jens isaccompanied by the Kruger Brothers Band with Uwe Kruger on guitar and Joel Landsberg on bass.

Grab a private lesson with one of the true innovators of the five-string banjo Eddie Adcock and discover the secrets to his unmistakable Bluegrass style in this unique DVD tutorial.Adcock's style combines the traditional Scruggs-style bluegrass with country folk blues gospel and rockabilly sounds. Working with some of his most-requested instrumentals Adcock analyses licks and chord shapes for each tune opening up new techniques and a host of ideas for the picking student. Discover how a basic Travis picking guitar line can be transferred to the banjo (complete with a damped bass string and bluesy details). Larn how to create pedal-steel style hammer-ons anddouble bends as well as how to play melodic lines and scales with single string rolls.

Par HATFLIELD JACK. Ce livre présente 31 des chansons gospel Old-Time-aimé la plupart disposés dans le style de trois doigts, complète avec la notation musicale, de tablature banjo, de cordes et de paroles. Chaque chanson est présenté tout d'abord comme un arrangement débutant intermédiaire, a joué en première position dans le style Scruggs. La plupart des chansons sont ensuite présentés dans un arrangement up-nuque. Le CD comporte des solos de banjo à cinq cordes a joué dans le style de trois doigts et accompagné à la guitare, la mandoline et la basse. Il s'agit d'un enregistrement de split-track, le banjo de plomb est sur une voie et des instruments d'accompagnement de l'autre. Le CD peut servir un solo d'enregistrement, un enregistrement d'enseignement ou un enregistrement le long de jeu. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Gospel-Old Time - Solos / Tablatures / Banjo Tablatures à 5 Cordes

Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style. 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.