By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by John Bullard. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Baroque. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 72 pages

C Tuning - Concert Style. Composed by Frank Bradbury. Squareback saddle stitch, Banjo: 5-String, Method, Classical. Style. Book and online audio. 128 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #93238M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Banjo - Beginning

SKU: MB.21025M

Composed by Ross Nickerson. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: 5-String, Folk, Solos and Duets. Made Easy. Style. Book and online audio. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21025M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21025M).

ISBN 9780786691968. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Easy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twenty-four childrens favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Not only are these songs fun to play but from an instructional standpoint they are perfect for helping you develop the ability to bring out the melody in the bluegrass banjo style. Accenting the melody within the steady rhythmic roll of banjo playing is one of the biggest challenges facing banjo students and these familiar melodies are ideal for your development of that skill. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody, but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. The tablature in the book is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes, as well as right and left-hand fingering indications. This book is not simply a tablature book. Childrens Songs for Banjo Made Easy also features instruction on learning the chords to each song, chord progression charts for each song, special learning tips for each arrangement, a full page of advice on memorizing the songs and more. Also, in the instructional section of the book Ross includes a page of suggestions on the best use of practice time and how to develop the skills needed to succeed with each piece. Includes online access to a high quality studio recorded audio of all the songs played at three speeds and a bonus track of Ross performing.

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.

Banjo (5-string) - Beginning

SKU: MB.21028M

Composed by Ross Nickerson. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: 5-String, Banjo 5-String, Children and Young Beginner, Solos and Duets, Tunebooks. Made Easy. Banjo. Book and online audio. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21028M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21028M).

ISBN 9780786689224. UPC: 786689226. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Fiddle Tunes for Banjo Made Easy is a collection of must-know, easy-to-learn bluegrass instrumental standards. Ross records each song at three speeds and also includes a rhythm backup track. The slow speed is ideal for hearing the notes clearly and being able to play along in rhythm; the medium speed is a perfect goal for the beginning and intermediate student while the faster speed demonstrates what the song can sound like with a hard, driving push. The tablature is large for ease of reading and includes accent marks for melody notes where needed. Ross also provides tips and suggestions for each song to save you valuable practice time. These are tips on the more challenging spots that Ross has learned firsthand from teaching these privately for many years. In addition, there is a whole page of instruction on learning the chords to the song, how to play the song using only the chords, chord charts written out for each song and tips for memorizing and playing without tab. Fiddle Tunes for Banjo Made Easy is not just another tab book; it covers all the bases and gives you a realistic balanced approach for learning the songs the EASY way. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.20595M

Composed by Alan Munde. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: 5-String, Solos and Duets, Bluegrass, Country, Tunebooks. Style. Book and online audio. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20595M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20595M).

ISBN 9780786691296. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Long-time banjo picking ace Alan Munde brings his considerable banjo arranging skills to some of the most played songs in the bluegrass tradition. In these stylistic revealing arrangements, running from straightforward roll approach to the delicately beautiful melodic fingerings, Munde lets the melody of each piece stand out to its fullest. Great Picking Tunes for Banjo includes all-time winners Red Wing, Turkey in the Straw, Arkansas Traveler, Down Yonder, and Home Sweet Home, bluegrass favorites Blackberry Blossom, Cumberland Gap, Black Mountain Rag, John Hardy, and Bury Me Beneath the Willow, fiddle favorites Whiskey Before Breakfast, Flop-Eared Mule, Boston Boy, St. Annes Reel, and 8th of January, plus a host of other jam session standards. In tablature only. Includes access to online audio.

Composed by Bob Carlin. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos and Duets. Clawhammer Banjo Masters. Method. Book and online audio. 64 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #22137M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Banjo - Intermediate

SKU: MB.21056M

Composed by Alan Munde. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: 5-String, Bluegrass, Solos and Duets, Country. Style. Book and online audio. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21056M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21056M).

ISBN 9780786687855. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Alan Munde has long been a major artist in the 5-string banjo world. Here for the first time, is the book and audio download combination of Alans unaccompanied playing from his popular Solo Banjo project. The book contains entire as-played-by versions with many variations of 12 bluegrass standards and 3 Munde originals including the popular Peaches and Cream in harmony. Includes access to audio online.

Clawhammer banjo - Beginning

SKU: MB.95548M

Composed by Ken Perlman. Saddle-stitched, Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos and Duets, Tunebooks, Celtic / Irish, American Music, World. Style. Book and online audio. 36 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #95548M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95548M).

ISBN 9780786694303. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

A compilation of favorite solos on Irish, Scottish and New England fiddle tunes arranged for banjo by one of Americas foremost clawhammer banjoists, Ken Perlman. Formerly published under the name Basic Clawhammer Banjo. In notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.20313M

Composed by Dan Levenson. Solos and Duets, Tunebooks, Wire bound, Banjo: Clawhammer, Tunebook. Banjo. Book and online audio. 248 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20313M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20313M).

ISBN 9780786687541. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This book and extensive online audio recording is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche, others unusual, some easy, some difficult. The book contains 2 lines of tablature (one basic and one advanced) as well as standard notation and suggested chords. The basic version should be playable by those with general clawhammer skills. The advanced version will require more time and finesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages. Includes access to online audio.

Perfect binding. Solos/Duets. Book/online vidoe. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30995M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Transcriptions from Buckley's Banjo Guide of 1868. Composed by Tim Twiss. Squareback saddle stitch, Solos and Duets, Banjo: 5-String. Book and online audio. 120 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30718M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc