Christmas Favorites for Banjo

Ten Christmas favorites are presented in exciting arrangements by Banjo virtuoso Todd Taylor in this collection which is both challenging and fun to play. The music is arranged at an intermediate to advanced level and is in standard G tuning. Includes a CD so you can listen to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along with the note-for-note tablature provided for each song.

Par TWISS TIM. Five-string banjo enthusiasts who play in the stroke, clawhammer or guitar styles will enjoy these 50 melodic, tab-only arrangements. The collection is unique in that it includes reels, polkas, jigs, hornpipes, minstrel songs, ballads, light classics, and a Christmas tune?nearly all in C tuning with the fourth string a step lower than the typical 5-string G tuning. Well-known classical and popular composers: Beethoven, Foster, and Vivaldi, plus collector/historian-authors: Converse, Emmett, Howe, Kerr, O?Neill, and Ryan?are all represented in this book.With the exception of two Twiss originals, the music was chosen from sources available circa 1840 ? 1890. Some of these settings can be used as accompaniment to unison singing; all are designed to lie well on the 5-string fretboard for optimal playability. Using a custom-built fretted, nylon-string banjo, the author has provided online recordings of every tune for ease of learning. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Recueil / Banjo

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords--G C and D7--to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started or if you are a 'casual' player on a chording instrument this is theperfect book for you. The book is absolutely bursting with a great variety of music: Old-time bluegrass gospel Christmas children's tunes Stephen Foster British and Celtic cowboy blues and more. Because melody and lyricsare provided with every song singers will also enjoy this wonderful collection of the world's favorite songs. Truly a book of outstanding arrangements made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. (Some of thesesongs like 'Dark Hollow' and 'Way Downtown ' are hard to find in print.) Guitar uke and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with tips on strumming and transposing tips for singers. An invaluablereference book for teachers and pros too!