The banjo is a popular instrument of folk music and bluegrass, which it enriches with its characteristic sound. Fans of the folk music of North America or Ireland are definitely well advised to learn how to play the banjo.
Banjo Method Book 1 presents a revised version of the Banjo Method for Bluegrass-Style 5-String Banjo published by Hal Leonard. This has been tried and tested many times and is definitely worth pulling up to Rate. In a clear manner, the textbook teaches basic techniques and skills such as
- Tuning
- Reading tablatures
- Playing chords
- Playing notes
- Rhythm
- Right-hand rolls
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs
- Pinches and slides
Beginners learn here exactly what they need to get started. In addition to technical skills, you already get the opportunity to put what you have learned directly into practice. The book contains the sheet music to numerous well-known songs, on the basis of which even already a solid repertoire is created. The edition is rounded off with full versions of all examples as well as video tutorials by the author, all of which are available for download.
Contents:
- All The Good Times
- The Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
- Boil Them Cabbage Down
- (Oh, My Darling) Clementine
- The Crawdad Song
- Cripple Creek
- Cuckoo
- Dog Named Blue
- Down In The Valley
- The Drunken Sailor
- Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
- Give Me That Old Time Religion
- (Go Tell Aunt Rhody) The Ole Grey Goose Is Dead
- Green Corn
- Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
- Hard, Ain't It Hard
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- Hush, Little Baby
- Jesse James
- Little Birdie
- Little Lord Jesus
- Long Journey Home
- Merrily We Roll Along
- My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
- Oh! Susanna
- The Old Gray Mare
- Old Joe Clark
- Rock-A-My Soul
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
- Rye Whiskey
- Shady Grove
- She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain
- Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
- Sinner Man
- Skip To My Lou
- This Little Light or Mine
- This Old Man
- Wade In The Water
- Worried Man Blues