Welcome to Gospel Tunes For Clawhammer Banjo. After many years of requests by you and the publisher I have made this collection of Gospel favorites available to those of you who play the Clawhammer Banjostyle. The versions of the tabs presented here are neither overly simple nor particularly complex. Anyone with basic Clawhammer skills should be able to play the tab as written or get close enough so they can create a satisfyingversion of each tune for themselves. Includes access to online audio. Should you find you need an instructional book please get my Clawhammer Banjo From Scratch book. You may also wish to see Jack Hatfield's Old-TimeGospel Banjo Solos for 3 finger bluegrass/Scruggs versions of many of the tunes presented here.

A massive collection of transcriptions representing the history of three-finger style five-string banjo playing up to the style?s culmination with Earl Scruggs coming on the scene. This is a one-of-a-kind resource containing 49transcriptions beginning with some of the style?s earliest forms up through those that approach the fully developed Scruggs style. These solos written in easy-to-read tablature are also a great source of beginner tointermediate level arrangements that players will want to learn. Players will gain a deeper understanding of the structure as well as the significance of the Scruggs Style of banjo playing. These note-for-note transcriptionsserve as a companion to the CD recording of the same title featuring such players as Snuffy Jenkins Larry Richardson Joe Stuart Smiley Hobbs Junie Scruggs Mike Seeger Eric Weissburg Pete Kuykendall Veronica (Roni) StonemanCox and more. These field recordings were made on location in the hills and hollers of the Appalachian region in the late 1950?s by Mike Seeter. Songs forty-nine in all includes favorites like ?Cripple Creek? ?Home SweetHome? ?John Henry? ?Liza Jane? ?Lonesome Road Blues? ?Sally Goodin? ?Turkey in the Straw ? ?Wildwood Flower? and many more. ?

Part of a universal repertoire familiar to all traditional jazz musicians the 35 standards in this collection are arranged for the tenor banjo but chord symbols make playing suitable for all banjo tunings as well as other chord instruments. Popular keys have been chosen with melodies in notes and tab plus large easy-to-read chord diagrams lyrics commentary and more. Includes: Margie ? Wabash Blues ? Tishmingo Blues ? Avalon ? Back Home Again in Indiana ? Shimmy Like My Sister Kate ? St. Louis Blues ? Jazz Me Blues ? Old Green River ? By and By ? and more.

Banjo Solo-Play 5-string Banjo arrangements of your favourite songs from the Beatles Hank Williams Flatt & Scruggs Woody Guthrie Merle Travis and more with Easy Banjo Solos: Second Edition For 5-String Banjo - the second edition of this handy supplement to any Banjo method. 16 arrangements are presented in order of difficulty beginning with basic rolls and chords and ending with 16th notes and fret-hand techniques. Songs include Ashokan Farewell I'll Fly Away This Land Is Your Land Will the Circle Be Unbroken and more.

Learn from the best. Grandpa Jones was a country music legend and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was very well known and respected for his own style of clawhammer banjo. The instructions are helpful for thebeginner with tips on caring for your banjo to keep it sounding its best. The text covers tunings chord diagrams and the right hand rhythm patterns that made Grandpa Jones famous with the 5-string banjo. For the intermediatemusician there are alternate tunings drop thumb rhythm and exercises for practicing your new skills. Included are several favorite songs along with lyrics and chords for your accompanist. The preface of the book writtenby Grandpa Jones along with the collection of personal photographs makes this an excellent keepsake as well. This is simply a must for your music library.

A comprehensive 96-page large print perfect-bound banjo tune/solo book with over 50 tunes. Songs include gospel bluegrass patriotic and popular folk tunres. Chord charts are included showing all chords needed to play thesesongs. The tunes are shown in tablature only.

For Banjo-A comprehensive repertoire book of Fiddle tunes adapted for Banjo in easy to read tablature by the renowned player and teacher of the 5-String Banjo Tony Trischka. For the early picker to the advanced player thisbook and its online audio will enable the player to learn by example and broaden their technical range. Fiddle tunes have been adapted for Banjo since the early 1850's. The explorations contained here include a largecollection of popular American Fiddle tunes and a section of Celtic tunes played in the three major Bluegrass Banjo styles. These Bluegrass Old Time and Celtic Banjo traditions will expand the players' knowledge of theinstrument and deepen their understanding of bluegrass and traditional music.The techniques employed will build the players technical prowess and broaden their enjoyment of playing. And the tunes both popular and lesserknown will add new variety to the next jam session! Tablature only.Repertoire of Fiddle tunes for the early to the advanced Banjo player.In easy to read tablature with downloadable onlineaudio.Expands the players' knowledge of Bluegrass Banjo styles and Banjo music.Builds playing skills and adds variety to their playing. Online Audio download available.

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.

Bach's cello suites are among the most famous solo instrumental works of all time. The cello and the tenor banjo share the same tuning and banjo players might be surprised at how well this great music fits on the fretboard.Rob MacKillop has provided tablature for the first three suites. Here is a chance for tenor banjo players to explore Bach on their instrument which could be tuned to either regular CGDA or Irish tuning GDAE. Includes onlineaccompanying audio using three different tenor banjos: a regular tenor (Deering Eagle II) a gourd tenor (Jaybird Banjos) and a cello banjo (Gold Tone) which has the same low pitch as the cello.A 'suite' is acollection of dances of varying speeds and time signatures conceived to be performed as a whole and preceded by a prelude. Bach's Prelude to the 1st Suite is magnificent and justly famous. The Bourree from the 3rd Suite is alsovery popular. Enjoy playing Bach on the Tenor Banjo!

This book is the ideal primer for anyone wishing to participate in an 'Irish session'. This musical gathering is apparently quite different than a blues jazz or bluegrass jam session in that it is customary at Irish sessions toplay in tight unison with the other musicians adapting appropriate tempos rhythms and ornaments in an attempt to fit in with the 'groove'. The 'Irish Session Tune Book' features 300 reels hornpipes polkas slides andslip-jigs written without chord symbols for the melody instruments commonly played in Irish Sessions. The author shares a wealth of melodies collected over the past 10 years the majority learned by ear at Irish sessions: fiddle accordion tinwhistle tenor banjo mandolin bouzouki etc. Authentic ornamentation is suggested for each tune with the admonition that ornamentation may vary from region to region and chorus to chorus.

Many musicians including some that are technically quite advanced never break away from the printed page to learn by simply listening and re-creating. The common name for this process is 'playing by ear'. With some basicguidelines any musician with rudimentary skills can teach himself or herself to play by ear adding a new dimension to their playing skills. This book teaches the 5-string banjoist to listen and play solos and chord progressionsby ear providing essential ear training and techniques needed to participate in jam sessions of all types! Chapters include: Learning Chord Progressions by Ear; Faking a Solo; Playing the Melody by Ear; and Using Licks. Writtenin tablature only. The companion recording is in split-track format with the melody track on the left and the rhythm on the right.

Learn How to Pick the Bluegrass Way. Here's a surefire way to get going and learn how to play the 5-string banjo bluegrass style! Detailed tips and explanations provide help and understanding of the fundamentals and how to apply them to make you a great banjo player. Topics covered include: tuning - reading tablature - basic rolls - intros, breaks, fills and tags - 30 bluegrass songs - and much more. Includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming.

These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists.The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune then a more adventurous improvisation and each solo is transcribed in detail.The CD provides the audio versions of the solos plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along.This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!

One of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in the 1960s Tony Ellis is among the most renowned banjo players around.This superb book assembles songs from four highly acclaimed CDs - Dixie Banner Farewell My Home Quaker Girl and Sounds Like Bluegrass To Me- capturing his unique two- and three-finger playing techniques in the bluegrass style in standard notation and tab.