Description This handy book/CD pack will get you playing all over the banjo fretboard in any key! You'll learn to: increase your chord, scale and lick vocabulary; play chord-based licks, moveable major and blues scales, melodic scales and first-position major scales; and much more! The book features easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for beginning, intermediate and advanced players, and the CD includes 51 demonstrations of the exercises.

The Banjo Chord Finder is an extensive reference guide to over 2 800 banjo chords covering four of the most commonly used tunings. Thirty different chord qualities are covered for each key and each chord quality is presented in two different voicings. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the banjo neck! Also available in a 9 inch. x 12 inch. edition

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass Series : Qwik Guide Series Number of pages : 32 This 51/2x 8 QWIKGUIDE book/CD set presents 30 favorite folk tunes in tablature for the Scruggs- or melodic-style 5-string banjo in G tuning with suggested accompaniment chords. The selections include: Auld Lang Syne; Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah; Swanee River; Camptown Races; Oh, Susanna; The Yellow Rose of Texas; La Cucaracha; Wabash Cannonball; Tom Dula; Beautiful Brown Eyes; Little Brown Jug; Chopsticks; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; William Tell Overture; Skip to My Lou; and more. Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.

This comprehensive book contains 139 solos for the 5-string Banjo. Arranged by Neil Griffin Mark Barnett Karl Kurth Carl Jackson and Bob Forrest this book is the perfect resource to expand you repertoire of solopieces.Mel Bay's Complete Banjo Book contains no text and should not be considered a method book but rather a superb collection of intermediate to advanced solos. These pieces reflect contemporary conceptsof both Scruggs style and melodic/chromatic styling. While most of these tunes are written in both standard notation and tablature a few are in tab only.

Description The Hal Leonard Folk Banjo Method is designed for anyone just learning to play folk-style 5-string Banjo. This easy-to-use beginner's guide takes you through the basics with a focus on strumming and accompaniment, featuring traditional tunes to learn and play, plus audio tracks demonstrating every example and song in the book. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Covers: the basics; tuning; chords; strumming patterns & variations; picking styles; hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides; playing in different keys; and more.

Description With this comprehensive method, you get 25 songs in standard notation and tab, a CD with 77 examples, and detailed info from Banjo master Fred Sokolow on a host of other topics, including: the selection, care and feeding of your banjo tuning reading tablature chords three-finger rolls backup licks playing in any key picking melody special effects different tunings music theory

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Bluegrass Songs!-The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away with a free online tuner and metronome!This banjo book features video and print lessons by author and banjo master Kristin Scott Benson on: banjo fundamentals; music reading; tuning; three-finger Scruggs style;bluegrass banjo rolls; chords and scales; and slides hammer-ones and pull-offs. Includes lead and backup banjo parts for these bluegrass songs: Boil Them Cabbage Down ? Cripple Creek ? Oh! Susanna ? Old Joe Clark ? When the Saints Go Marching In.

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.

Learning to play the 5-string Banjo is a highly rewarding experience but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing -fast!Full colour pictures clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice combine to make Start-Up 5 String Banjo do exactly what is says on the cover. You'll start off on the right trackand that makes everything else come more easily.Contents include:Tuning your banjoChord shapesReading tablatureBasic strum styleHammer ons andpull-pffsClawhammer styleDrop thumb frailingBluegrass styleA selection of timeless bluegrass and folk songs to play

The Contemporary Banjo Player is a unique new tutor from world-renowned banjo player John Dowling. It covers not only the basics of Bluegrass banjo but also teaches you how to expand and develop your playing and diversify into other musical styles. Suitable for players of every level.

These pocket-sized swatch-packs are great for quick reference at home or on the go.Each Notecracker contains 70 handy reference cards printed on both sides for quick access to chord diagrams generalmusic theory jokes quotes and snippets of musical trivia.Notecracker Banjo Chords includes all the essential chords presented on easy to read cards with clear fingering diagrams and a display of each noteplayed as well as diagrams of the two main tunings used.Whether you want to learn them one at a time or use as a quick reference guide this handy little pack is the perfect companion for the Banjo player.