Learn to play scales on the banjo with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. The Banjo Scale Finder contains more than 1 300 scale diagrams for the most often-used scales and modes including multiple patterns for each scale. Also includes a lesson on scale construction and a fingerboard chart of the banjo neck. This edition is in A5 format (6ins x 9ins) and contains all the same scales and diagrams in a more compact and portable gig-bag friendly book.

Transcriptions from Buckley???s Banjo Guide of 1868-Early American Banjo?by Tim Twiss provides complete banjo tablature transcriptions of the instrumental solos that first appeared in standard notation in?Buckley?s Banjo Guide of 1868.?Thismodern tablature edition of over 100 mid-19th century jigs waltzes polkas hornpipes and reels provides insight to the transition between the African down-stroke technique which preceded claw-hammer style and the newer morerefined plucking technique. James Buckley (1803 ? 1872) sometimes referred to as the ?Father of the Classical Banjo ? was one of the most prolific transcribers of early banjo music. His compositions andarrangements were performed on the minstrel stage and his scholarly discipline produced a lasting record of banjo music of his era. This repertoire collection includes easy tunes as well as more complex pieces suited for theconcert stage. The player will delight in discovering how fresh and unusual some of this music sounds even today?all in modern banjo tab. While best experienced on a period reproduction gut-string fretless banjo ina lower tuning any 5-string banjo in C tuning (gCGBD) may be used to interpret this collection. Includes access to online audio.

The world of melodic jazz Banjo soloing is revealed in this comprehensive method which leads a student from basic intervals to advanced theoretical concepts and finally to a firm foundation in jazz fundamentals. Included areover 90 exercises and examples written in both tablature fingerings and standard music notation which show how scales and arpeggios are used and how they apply to real playing situations. Every five-string Banjoist can benefitfrom the information contained in this breakthrough volume whether they aspire to jazz or just want to find out more about the possibilities and structure of the Banjo.Starting with basic intervals 'Straight-Ahead Jazz for Banjo' shows the structure of all basic chord types and qualities and matches these to the scales that generate them. The book's basic concept model is to treat the five-string Banjo'spotential in an inclusive technical context so that the student can make use of open and fifth strings to create a smooth legato style. Each of the 90+ exercises are recorded with a metronome and progress to 16 additional examplesof original jazz phrases in a variety of keys. Topics include functional major and minor key harmony diminished and augmented scales and how they are used and the integration of altered scale substitutes in the art of jazzimprovisation. It stresses listening and learning in a logical structured manner with an example of a daily practice plan.The unique emphasis of the book is on the fingerings which make the instrument work for youtechnically and thus open up added possibilities for the development of a student's personal style. This long-awaited volume will surely bring new focus and perspective to any Banjo style and will be a classic reference for manynew generations of Banjoists. Includes access to online audio.

If you are a banjo player whose enjoyment of music isn't limited to bluegrass and country you'll find this collection of tunes fun and sometimes challenging. Contains ragtime blues old-time jazz and bluegrass blues G tuning.Banjo tab. For five-string banjo.

With Online Audio-Gospel Songs For Banjo Made Easy is a collection of gospel favorites arranged for bluegrass 5-string Banjo. The arrangements stay true to the classic three-finger 'Scruggs style' techniques with the melody skillfullywoven in. On the 68-track downloadable online audio Nickerson plays each song at three speeds with a rhythm track for each song to practice along with. The tab is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes.Chord charts for each song are also provided to give instruction on how to play through the songs using only the chords Nickerson also writes out tips and suggestions for each song which is not normally seen in song books.This should give you a significant head start by having the most challenging spots pointed out to you before you even get started. In Gospel Songs For Banjo Made Easy. Ross Nickerson brings all his knowledge fromyears of teaching privately and writing books to help you learn these fun to pick classics the EASY way! Includes access to online audio.

This insightful book is about sound perception and execution on the banjo. Its purpose is to shed light on simple auralconnections unique to this instrument including closed-position as well as open-string fingerings found throughout the entire fretboard. In notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio    

Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for tenor banjo with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for tenor banjo and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythmbackup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for tenor banjo.This book may be used along with Mel Bay?s Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MLB21013) Mel Bay?s Dobro Christmas Songbook (MLB21508) and MelBay?s Ukulele Christmas Songbook (MLB20886). All songs except ?Away in a Manger? are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs are in the same key.

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 straightforwardroll 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 BeforeBreakfast Flop-Eared Mule Boston Boy St. Anne's Reel and 8th of January plus a host of other jam session standards. In tablature only. Includes access to online audio.

At last an entire DVD devoted to the songs of Ralph Stanley . Of course this DVD teaches Man of Constant Sorrow (two versions in D position and G position). But it also teaches old favorites such as Little Maggie Clinch Mountain Backstep Daybreak In Dixie Riding On That Midnight Train and How Mountain Girls Can Love . Casey Henry teaches Man of Constant Sorrow in D and Chris Henry joins Murphy at the end of each lesson to play Guitar. This intermediate DVD can be used with ease after Beginning Banjo Vol. 1 and 2. Each song taught note by note without tab.

With Online Audio-This collection includes 30 songs as played by the renowned old-time Clawhammer Banjo player Wade Ward. Written in Banjo tab these traditional pieces have here been given modern interpretations by Bob Carlinand Dan Levenson. The repertoire in Wade Ward Clawhammer Banjo Master is the perfect starting point for your journey through the world of old-time music. As such each piece is presented inmultiple arrangements both on the page and the accompanying audio. Available to download these recordings are for the most part played at a learning tempo and are close to the written notation but not exact in allcases. Songs include: Arkansas Traveler Chilly Winds Cindy Cluck Old Hen Peachbottom Creek Polly Put The Kettle On Sally Ann Shady Grove Silly Bill and more.

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-intermediatearrangement played in the first position in Scruggs style. Most songs are then presented in an up-the-neck arrangement.The audio download available online features five-string Banjo solos played in three-finger style andaccompanied 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. Includes access to online audio that can be used as a solo recording ateaching recording or a play-along recording.

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.