Banjo - Beginning - Digital Download SKU: M0.93805EB Three Finger Picking. Folk. E-book. 73 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #93805EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.93805EB). ISBN 9781513455600. 8.75x11.75 inches.All of the arrangements in this book are suitable for play in the very popular style of banjo playing broadly referred to as three finger picking. Within this style we have employed two sub-styles, the Scruggs style and the melodic (sometimes called chromatic) or Keith style. In some cases we have combined features of both the Scruggs style and the melodic style in a single arrangement. Should you have had previous playing experience in either one of these sub-styles but not in both, never fear. The crossover from one sub-style to the other is an easy one. The differences are more to be found in the way you go about learning a given tune than in how you actually play it. So if you have had experience in but one of these sub-styles, perhaps the following style descriptions and comparisons will help.

Christmas. Folk. Ebook and online audio. 33 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30910MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.30905MEB Tunes. Ebook and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30905MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30905MEB). ISBN 9781513455587. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.This collection of 47 favorite melodies includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes, and a few William Bay originals, all written as melodic lines in tablature for the 5-string banjo in G tuning (gDGBD). Suggested chords are provided for parking lot or after-hours bluegrass jammers, as well as those who want to create their own melody/chord arrangements. With many up-tempo tunes borrowed from fiddle literature, this outstanding collection is sure to delight audiences and fellow jammers as well as the solo intermediate banjo player. Includes access to the author’s exceptional online audio recording of each piece.

Early Music / Renaissance. Bluegrass. Ebook and online audio. 49 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30911MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.30909MEB Holiday. Folk. Ebook and online audio. 33 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30909MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30909MEB). ISBN 9781513459554. 8.75x11.75 inches.This collection of 20 Christmas carols is written for the intermediate to advanced 5-string banjo player familiar with tablature in gDGBD tuning. These tunes are considered timeless folk songs that will enhance your musicianship and technique, and delight your friends and family at holiday gatherings. Recordings and extensive right-hand fingerings are provided as learning aids for each tune, leaving interpretation and left-hand fingerings up to the player. Readers are encouraged to make their own recordings of the carols to better evaluate their playing.Most importantly, you’ll celebrate Christmas with the joyous sound of the 5-string banjo! Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Beginning-Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.96711MEB Composed by Art Rosenbaum. Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos. Fantasy. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #96711MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.96711MEB). ISBN 9781619115392. 8.75x11.75 inches.A complete survey of traditional banjo styles complete with tunings, playing tips, and the author's deft drawings. Progresses from easy tunes for the beginner to more difficult pieces. The styles include up-picking or Pete Seeger's basic strum; two-finger picking; three-finger picking; and what had variously been called frailing, clawhammer, knocking, rapping, overhand, fram-style, flayin' hand, and other Appalachian names, here called down-picking.  Includes access to online audio.     .

Banjo - Beginning - Digital Download SKU: M0.93930EB Bluegrass. E-book. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #93930EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.93930EB). ISBN 9781513455426. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.Banjo Workshop was written with four important areas of the 5-string banjo technical and artistic development in mind: picking technique, personal style, creativity, and awareness of the instrument's key and tuning potential. Picking technique-Studies in Section 1 will equip you to dissolve the inhibiting notion that some songs are unplayable on the 5-string banjo. Any song is playable if the necessary technique has been learned and developed to accommodate it. Personal style-In Section 2 you will first explore several popular 3-finger sub-styles, seeing how each evolved and how they are all often intermixed within a given performer's own personal style. Through subsequent examples you will be made aware of style potential and the artistic necessity of developing your own personal style. Creativity-Through style development and improvisational skills taught in Section 3 you will begin to think and perform less like a mechanical follower and more like an artistic ground breaker. You will learn to modify arrangements; further, you will learn to create your own arrangements. Exploration of Non-G Keys and Tunings-In Section 4 you will find that playing in keys and tunings other than G are no less fun and no more difficult than playing the familiar G (bluegrass) tuning. Six non-G tunings will be explored, involving ten solos, including major, minor and modal tunings. The overall effort is to make you aware that you don't have to be a technical whiz nor a speed king in order to be a musical artist. If you can add something new and different, something enjoyable to listen to, you are an artist even if you are not yet an advanced-level player.

Banjo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1118190 By Kyle Gray Young. By Mykhailo Verbytsky. Arranged by Kyle Gray Young. 19th Century,Historic,Multicultural,Patriotic,Standards,World. Score. 1 pages. Kyle Gray Young #719706. Published by Kyle Gray Young (A0.1118190). This is a brand new arrangement for 5-string banjo tuned in open G. This is to be played in a melodic style either with or without fingerpicks, whichever you prefer. Chords are provided with the banjo tablature in case someone would like to accompany you on another instrument. Arranged with much love, respect, and solidarity to the people of Ukraine. Слава Україні!

Banjo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1245059 Composed by Dorothy Heyward, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by Kyle Gray Young. 20th Century,Blues,Broadway,Jazz,Musical/Show,Standards. Score. 1 pages. Kyle Gray Young #839963. Published by Kyle Gray Young (A0.1245059). Here's a fresh new arrangement of this classic Gershwin tune. The melody can be heard in the accented notes. In this case, I don't normally play the accented notes louder or harder, I just play the surrounding notes a little softer. This is meant to be played fingerstyle with or without fingerpicks. Chord names are provided for optional accompaniment or improvisation. Don't forget to swing the eighth notes!

Ensemble (Mixed) - Beginning - Digital Download SKU: M0.20426BCDEB Composed by Steve Kaufman. Banjo. Bluegrass. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #20426BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.20426BCDEB). ISBN 9781610658607. 8.75x11.75 inches.The idea here is to help coordinate the pickers so you all have solos to play and they can be played in the same key. What a concept - a Band in the Book. Within these pages you will find solos for the entire band: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass. The mandolin and fiddle share the same tunings so their solos are just written once for both. If you are just starting out and you are having difficulty-finding solos for your level - look no more. These solos are written for the beginner level student assuming you can already play a few simple solos or lead breaks. This series will help you to learn solos on multiple instruments, help organize ensemble play, help develop a steady sense of timing and give you hours of enjoyment as well.

Banjo TAB - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PS-0011785 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Pop/Rock. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PS-0011785. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PS-0011785). ISBN 9780739064672. UPC: 038081375861.This song uses the original guitar part arranged for the banjo. Also, we've added some suggested roll and picking patterns to add to the fun.

Banjo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303058 By Bela Fleck. By Traditional tune. Arranged by Daniel P. Grant. Instructional,Traditional. Score. 5 pages. Daniel P. Grant #892644. Published by Daniel P. Grant (A0.1303058). As played by Béla Fleck in Homespun Tapes Picking Styles; Includes single string exercises and arrangement for the 5-string Banjo. Recommended for Early Intermediate Players. 1982, 2001 Homespun Tapes, Ltd. Box 340 Woodstock, NY 12498 All Rights Reserved.

Banjo TAB - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PS-0011868 By The Doobie Brothers. By Tom Johnston. Pop/Rock. 4 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PS-0011868. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PS-0011868). ISBN 9780739064672. UPC: 038081375861.This song uses the original guitar part arranged for the banjo. Also, we've added some suggested roll and picking patterns to add to the fun.

Banjo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1098429 By The Carter Family. By A.P. Carter. Arranged by Bela Fleck. Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Score. 7 pages. Daniel P. Grant #702295. Published by Daniel P. Grant (A0.1098429). As played by Béla Fleck in Homespun Tapes Picking Styles; Includes arrangement and tablature for the 5-string Banjo. 3 breaks include Scruggs, Melodic Style, and Single String Styles. 1982, 2001 Homespun Tapes, Ltd. Box 340 Woodstock, NY 12498 All Rights Reserved.

Banjo TAB - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PS-0011863 By The Doobie Brothers. By Tom Johnston. Pop/Rock. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PS-0011863. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PS-0011863). ISBN 9780739064597. UPC: 038081375786.Designed for your total enjoyment, this song uses the original guitar parts arranged for the banjo. Also, we’ve added some suggested roll and picking patterns to add to the fun.