Best-Loved Airs And Session Tunes-This album for 5-string Banjo contains 32 traditional airs and melodies from the British Isles including the folk favourites Danny Boy The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly) Whiskey in the Jar and The Skye BoatSong. Easy Irish And Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo demonstrates contemporary Celtic fingerstyle Banjo in G tuning using modern techniques. The tunes are perfect for beginning-intermediate playersand practice tempo suggestions are included. The ever-popular pieces in this collection are presented in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols included. The accompanying online audio features both play-alongand up-to-speed tracks. This is the companion work to Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) with 68 tunes combining for a total of 100 Celtic melodies. The pieces canbe played individually or combined for session playing.

This handy book shows all of the basic banjo chords in photo and diagram form. The front of the book contains a section of bluegrass G-tuning chords and the remainder contains C-tuning.

This picture/diagram chord book shows all of the basic chords for four-string or tenor banjo. For all of the major minor seventh diminished augmented and ninth chords there is a photo of the fingering on the banjo fretboardand a diagram. 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 tohigh C- G-D-A) and more. Also suitable for mandola.

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.

This handy book/video shows left-hand fingering photos notation and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string Banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically grouping all chords with the same root in asection. Includes access to online video.

A quick-reference guide to bluegrass G-tuning banjo chords plus a fingerboard diagram showing the location of the notes on the banjo fingerboard.

Designed for the left-handed Banjo player this handy book includes right-hand fingering photos notation and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string Banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically grouping all chords with the same root in each section.

This book is a 'hands-on' approach to music theory with lots of playing examples for the Banjo. Music theory does not have to be mysterious or difficult. In fact taken a little bit at a time it?s easy and fun! Each ofthe approximately 50 lessons in this book has a limited scope but by the time you complete them you will have a thorough understanding of the basics of music theory as applied to the Banjo. While a single book can't covereverything in so vast a subject the author has tried to choose topics that will address the needs of most beginning Banjo players. These include: scale theory reading tablature and standard notation key signatures accidentals transposition time signatures and note values intervals and chord construction the three kinds of minor scales pentatonic scales and more. In addition each chapter features playing examples and review questions to both testand clarify understanding of the materials presented. Rather than proceeding from chapter to chapter as each individual Banjo player is likely at a different point in their musical journey the reader is encouraged to?jump around and spend more time in those areas that interest you most.? The important thing about the journey is to begin. Includes access to online audio and video.

With Online Audio-A complete survey of traditional Banjo styles complete with tunings playing tips and the author's deft drawings. Progresses from easy tunes for the beginner to more difficult pieces. The styles include up-picking or PeteSeeger's basic strum; two-finger picking; three-finger picking; and what had variously been called frailing clawhammer knocking rapping overhand fram-style flayin' hand and other Appalachian names here called down-picking.Audio download available online.

Bluegrass Banjo Anatomy And Mechanics Wall Chart is a fantastic visual insider to the resonator Banjo. This fantastic Chart is the perfect reference to any Banjo enthusiast.Bluegrass BanjoAnatomy And Mechanics Wall Chart includes a large diagram of the instrument detailed views of its components and descriptions of all the major parts explaining their functions.The dimensions ofthe WallChart are 89cm x 61cm.

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.

Here is the Lost Heritage of the Irish-American Banjo! The Irish-style Tenor banjo has become immensely popular of late yet the roots of Irish influence on American Banjo music extends right back to the 1840s when the legendary Joel Sweeney picked up a gourd Banjo from Black American Banjo players and proceeded to perform 'jigs reels and breakdowns'. Other Irish-Americans played a leading role in the development and popularity of theBanjo in America and Rob MacKillop has collected 27 of their finest pieces in this collection the first of its kind. Early Irish-American Banjo is a solo instrumental collection writtenin standard notation plus 3 lines of tablature for the 5-string Banjo the 4-string tenor Banjo in standard tuning (CGDA) and for the Irish tenor Banjo in octave-mandolin tuning (GDAE low-to-high). Lyrics are not included in thisvolume.Can be played with either a flat pick or fingerstyle.The audio recording contains brilliant performances of all 27 pieces by Rob MacKillop a leading performer of historical Banjo music.Rob performs fingerstyle with the flesh of his fingertips on gut strings on a period-appropriate banjo in the old American tuning. This online recording is a treasure in itself.Tunes included: StPatrick's Day; Rocky Road To Dublin; Savourneen Deelish; McCormick Party Reel Sheridan's Hornpipe Connaught Man's Rambles and many others. Includes access to online audio.

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.

This book has been specially designed to introduce beginning Banjo players to the clawhammer style. First Lessons Clawhammer Banjo explains the basics of reading tablature right hand technique andother elements unique to clawhammer Banjo. Included are classic songs such as Little Brown Jug Cripple Creek Old Joe Clark Policeman and much more. Access to online audio is also included.

Soldierâ??s Joy And Other Banjo Favorites (formerly titled Playing in C Volume 2). More great tunes played in C position (without using a capo). Includes the very popular fiddle tunes Soldierâ??s Joy andLiberty.Scruggs favorites Home Sweet Home Farewell Blues and Old Spinning Wheel. No Tab. (2 hours).