Alan Munde one of the most respected contemporary Banjo players couples his deep understanding of the Banjo with 17 of America's best loved gospel songs. Ranging from the driving sound of bluegrass Banjo to the richchordal harmonies unique to his playing these arrangements bring out the fullness and sparkle of these great old songs.Every Banjo player needs a wide variety of tunes in the reperto…
Alan Munde is one of the finest players to ever pick up the five string banjo. From his early days with Jimmy Martin through his tenure with Country Gazette Alan has continually expanded the breadth of his vision. Drawn from aseries of recordings released on Slim Richey's Ridge Runner label in the early 1980's this compilation contains an incredible display of banjo musicianship. Each cut combi…
37 Traditional Songs & Instrumentals-Celtic Songs For The Tenor Banjo is an exciting collection drawn from the six Celtic nations of Ireland Scotland Wales Cornwall Brittany and the Isle of Man all expertly arranged for Tenor Banjo.Each traditional song is in both note form and tablature with chord symbols and diagrams that are large and easy to read. Lyrics and extra verses are included for …
With Online Audio-This book and accompanying audio download include popular and lesser-known old-time tunes for the clawhammer banjo. This book is a followup to Dan Levenson's Old-Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo (MB20313M) and includes62 more tunes of varying difficulty. Old favorites as well as new additions are presented including many time-tested standards. The material is presented i…
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…
for 5-String Banjo-With More Easy Banjo Solos: 2nd Edition - For 5-String Banjo you can play 5-string Banjo arrangements of your favourite songs from Flatt & Scruggs Hank Williams Steve Martin Bill Monroe Carolina Chocolate Drops and more.This collection of 16 songs is presented in order of difficulty beginning with roll variations and ending with melodic style.Songs include Abilene Big Sand…
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.
Banjo Play-Along Volume 8-This volume in Hal Leonard's Banjo Play-Along series contains eight pieces in the Celtic Bluegrass style with downloadable backing tracks that will make you sound like a pro. This series has been designed to help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the Banjo tab listen to the audio to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along using th…
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 tabl…
A collection of over 100 Celtic tunes from Scotland and Ireland arranged for the 5-string banjo. This book contains reels jigs marches stathspeys hornpipes and waltzes which are played for traditional dances throughoutScotland. All the tunes are played out of standard G tuning without the use of a capo. They will expand your repertoire and challenge your playing using a mixture of single stri…
Banjo Play-Along Volume 3-This volume in the Banjo Play-Along series features eight Folk Rock songs expertly arranged for the Banjo in TAB notation.The Banjo Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro. Just follow the Banjo tab listen to the demo track on the CD to hear how the Banjo should sou…
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…
Ragtime music has a character all its own. While it lends itself ideally to a variety of settings and moods it always maintains its unique joyful feeling. The banjo is an instrument ideally suited for ragtime. The bright crispbanjo sound truly adds a new dimension to the ragtime feeling. Mel Bay and Roy Smeck have teamed together in arranging a variety of Scott Joplin and some original rags. …
The distinctive sound of the 5-string Banjo is most usually associated with folk country and bluegrass music...but this instrument can sound at home in lots of popular genres.In this book you’ll find a superb collectionof 20 favourite songs all specially arranged to show off the adaptability of the Banjo.Ho Hey and Wagon Wheel are naturals but you’ll also enjoy just how well hits by Ed Sheer…
For 5-String Banjo-Newly updated and revised this easy-to-use beginner's guide is a continuation of the banjo basics and techniques taught in Book 1. The material in Book 2 not only reinforces and strengthens Book 1 instruction but also features many new songs techniques and rolls to learn and play. Covers: right-hand rolls and patterns; playing back-up; melodic style banjo; fiddle tunes & reel…
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 an…
This chart for left-handed tenor Banjo players shows essential chords and secondary minor chord relationships in all 12 keys for the tenor Banjo in C-G-D-A tuning.The chords shown for each root note are major seventh minor diminished and augmented with relative minor I IV and V7 chords. The fingerboard is also shown with all the frets numbered and the corresponding notes shown in standard …
Renowned instructor and Grammy nominee Bob Carlin is one of the best-known banjoists performing today. This book an update of his 1983 classic with the welcome addition of a CD teaches readers how to play 32 best-loved pieces from his first two solo recordings: Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo and Where Did You Get That Hat?. Includes fantastic photos from throughout Bob's career.
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…
With My Banjo On My Knee... The Banjo Songs of Stephen Foster includes some of the first and most popular songs written for this evocative instrument. As well as the complete lyrics to each song and an extensive bibliography there are also historical notes that describe the meaning of the songs their place in history the significance and influence of the musicians who first performed them. The …
The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs and professional-quality backing tracks is now available for Banjo! This book and online audio pack can be used by students who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the audio. You'll learn all t…
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.
Banjo Play-Along Volume 1-This volume of the Banjo Play-Along series features 8 traditional Bluegrass tunes all expertly arranged for Banjo in TAB notation.The Banjo Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the banjo tab listen to the demo track on the CD to hear how the banjo sho…
Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches Clawhammer Banjo the way we play not theway others say. It really begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string Banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 Banjos andt…
You Should Play on Banjo-If you're new to the 5-string Banjo you're probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides easy-to-read Banjo tab chord symbols and lyrics for the most popular songs beginning Banjo players like to play.Players with years of experience will also discover tunes never before arranged for Banjo. Explore clawhammer and three-finger-style Banjo in a variety of tunings …
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 e…
Alan Munde one of the most respected contemporary Banjo players couples his deep understanding of the Banjo with 17 of America's best loved gospel songs. Ranging from the driving sound of bluegrass Banjo to the richchordal harmonies unique to his playing these arrangements bring out the fullness and sparkle of these great old songs.Every Banjo player needs a wide variety of tunes in the reperto…
