Banjo - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download

SKU: M0.30107MEB

Composed by Dan Levenson. Banjo: Clawhammer, Bluegrass. Clawhammer Banjo Masters. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30107MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30107MEB).

ISBN 9781619114999. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Fred Cockerham & Tommy Jarrell: Clawhammer Banjo Masters is a collection of 23 clawhammer banjo solos written in tablature. The pieces are transcribed as played by Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell by Bob Carlin. Also included are modern interpretations by Dan Levenson. This is the third book in a series of transcribed tunes from the old masters. Previous books are Kyle Creed - Clawhammer Banjo Master and Wade Ward - Clawhammer Banjo Master. Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell both gave unique definition to the style of old-time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire, presented in tablature, is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the old-time music world. Each piece is presented in multiple arrangements, both on the page and in the online audio. Most of the recordings are played at learning tempos and correspond to the tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download

SKU: M0.30224BCDEB

Composed by Dan Levenson. Banjo: Clawhammer, Folk. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30224BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30224BCDEB).

ISBN 9781619114548. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This book and accompanying audio 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 and includes 62 more tunes of varying difficulty. Old favorites as well as new additions are presented, including many time-tested standards. The material is presented in standard notation and basic/advanced tablature. Suggested chords are also included to help you along the way. Fiddle players will enjoy the companion to this book, Old-Time Favorites for Fiddle and Mandolin, which shares the same basic standard notation. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Beginning-Intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: M0.96660MEB

Composed by Brad Leftwich. Banjo: Clawhammer, Bluegrass. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #96660MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.96660MEB).

ISBN 9781610655897. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This book presents more than 70 tunes in the unique highly developed clawhammer style known as Round Peak -named after the Blue Ridge Mountain, North Carolina community where it originated. While not intended for the absolute beginner, this book will benefit players at various experience levels. Tunes in the book are organized according to the specific banjo tuning used, with A and D tunings most prominent.

Much of the book's commentary and the audio download recording is directed towards the fretless variant of the 5-string banjo but as these tunes are written in standard 5-string banjo tablature, they can most definitely be played on the more common fretted instrument. Includes tune lyrics and extensive historical and biographical notes plus technical tips and a discography. Written in 5-string banjo tablature only.  Includes access to online audio.          

Banjo - Intermediate - Digital Download

SKU: M0.99126MEB

Solos & Duets. Country. Ebook and online audio. 41 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #99126MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.99126MEB).

ISBN 9781610657266. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Provides the intermediate clawhammer (5-string) banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author with the Boiled Buzzards Old Time String Band. The book briefly addresses clawhammer basics with a few pages of exercises and scales before presenting the tunes. The banjo tunings in this book are: double C tuning (gCGCD), modified double C tuning (eCGCD), G tuning (GDGBD), A tuning (aEAC#E), D tuning (aDADE), and Double-D tuning drop 5th (f#DADE).

Written in banjo tablature only with suggested backup chords. Voted one of the top 10 clawhammer banjo players by Banjo Newsletter readers, Levenson advises the reader that the tablature in this book is to be used only as a guide and to play the tune as you hear it, not slavishly as written. This approach allows the reader to play within his/her style and level of ability. Includes access to online audio.

By Dan Levenson. For Banjo (clawhammer). Clawhammer/Frailing. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Composed by Jane Keefer. Banjo: Clawhammer, Old Time. Clawhammer/Frailing. E-book. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #21762EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1101468

Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by Doctor JerBear. Children,Classical,Film/TV,Romantic Period. Score. 3 pages. Doctor JerBear #704844. Published by Doctor JerBear (A0.1101468).

There aren't many classical pieces that are well-suited to a beginning arrangement for clawhammer banjo, but Schumann's The Happy Farmer is one of them. I wasn't deliberately aiming for a beginner's arrangement, but I noticed it was naturally in Open G, with no drop thumb, and nothing difficult to reach except perhaps the 4th string F#... If you are a beginning clawhammer player and want to add a classical piece to your playbook, especially if you like the Wizard of Oz, this is one to pick!

Banjo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1002643

Composed by Franz Liszt. Arranged by Doctor JerBear. Contemporary. Score. 16 pages. Doctor JerBear #6438173. Published by Doctor JerBear (A0.1002643).

This is an adaptation of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 to clawhammer banjo.  While the piece is difficult, the droning style is very well-suited to clawhammer banjo.

Banjo - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1317198

Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Charles Henri Linton. Christmas. Score. 1 pages. Gorganziolak Productions #905871. Published by Gorganziolak Productions (A0.1317198).

This is an easy arrangement of the Christmas classic I Saw Three Ships for clawhammer style banjo (gDGBD).  Enjoy!

I Saw Three Ships | Christmas Songs for Clawhammer Banjo
Arranged by Charles Linton.

Banjo (5-string) - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download

SKU: M0.20669EB

Composed by Steven J. Harvey. Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos and Duets. Folk. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #20669EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.20669EB).

ISBN 9781619110403. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Here is a book of tunes from the Elizabethan era-the great period of English song-set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance, it is true, the songs of Shakespeare-s day and the mountain banjo seem to be worlds apart. But the musical traditions are, in fact, related, as Elizabethan songs are the old world cousins of mountain tunes. As a result, Elizabethan tunes are a natural way to extend the mountain banjo repertoire for intermediate and advanced players.

Their pedigree, their modal feel, the lilting rhythms, and the ease with which they can be adapted to the banjo argue the case. At the same time, they open the possibility for new sounds-in particular new rhythms-for the old instrument, pushing the banjo beyond unnatural limitations and giving it a new voice. Each section of the book is organized around a traditional mountain tuning, with a mountain song serving as a model of that tuning, illuminating the relationship between the two musical worlds. The Bard's Banjo is the first banjo instruction book devoted to the repertoire of Elizabethan song. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (5-string) - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Michael Miles. Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos and Duets. Clawhammer/Frailing. E-book and online audio. 48 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #22117EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1002646

Composed by Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1819-1886). Arranged by Doctor JerBear. Christian,Gospel,Instructional,Sacred. Score. 4 pages. Doctor JerBear #6487371. Published by Doctor JerBear (A0.1002646).

This is a clawhammer arrangement of the traditional hymn What A Friend We Have In Jesus.  It is arranged to help beginning and intermediate players practice alternate string hammer-on and pull-off techniques, as well as drop thumb if desired.  I actually wrote this arrangement in my early days playing clawhammer, before I was able to drop thumb, in order to practice alternate string techniques.

This tune can easily be repeated as needed, and makes great background music for church services.

Banjo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1317199

Composed by Traditional 19th Century American Carol. Arranged by Charles Henri Linton. Christmas. Score. 2 pages. Gorganziolak Productions #905872. Published by Gorganziolak Productions (A0.1317199).

This is an easy arrangement of the Christmas classic Jolly Old St Nicholas for clawhammer style banjo (gDGBD).  Enjoy!

Jolly Old St Nicholas | Christmas Songs for Clawhammer Banjo
Arranged by Charles Linton.

Banjo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1002644

Composed by Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Arranged by Doctor JerBear. Ragtime. Score. 10 pages. Doctor JerBear #6480693. Published by Doctor JerBear (A0.1002644).

This is a clawhammer banjo arrangement of Scott Joplin's The Entertainer.  While plectrum banjo (4-string) was a very common instrument in traditional ragtime and jazz, they unfortunately never really were adapted to 5-string banjo styles.  For ragtime in particular, the driving syncopation fits well with the heavy droning of clawhammer. .