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The Irish Tenor Banjo Chord Bible, with its 1, chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. To accompany the 1, chords, a further possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful range of slash chords, reflecting the popularity of this type of chord in many of today's artist and compilation topline songbooks.

This highly comprehensive guide provides the musician with no fewer than 68 different types of chord in all twelve keys, making it the definitive publication for the Irish tenor banjo. Whether you play folk, rock, pop, jazz or any other type of popular music, The Irish Tenor Banjo Chord Bible makes the ideal reference source for all occasions. Beside the many pages of chord boxes or windows, the book features useful sections on tuning, chord construction, fingerboard layout, FAQs, alternative chord naming, fingering, slash chords, harmonic intervals, chord window blanks for transcribing your own favorite chord sequences etc.

The aim of this guide is to provide the musician with the flexibility only really offered to guitar and keyboard players in the past. Now, with the help of The The Irish Tenor Banjo Chord Bible, musicians will be able to pick up any songbook and instantly have access to even the most complex and advanced chords.

Major seventh, minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Also suitable for mandola. The world of melodic jazz banjo soloing is revealed in this comprehensive method which leads a student from basic intervals to advanced theoretical concepts and finally to a firm foundation in jazz fundamentals.

Included are over 90 exercises and examples written in both tablature fingerings and standard music notation which show how scales and arpeggios are used and how they apply to real playing situations. Every five-string banjoist can benefit from the information contained in this breakthrough volume whether they aspire to jazz or just want to find out more about the possibilities and structure of the banjo.

Audio CD included. Starting with basic intervals, Straight-Ahead Jazz for Banjo shows the structure of all basic chord types and qualities and matches these to the scales that generate them. Topics include functional major and minor key harmony, diminished and augmented scales and how they are used, and the integration of altered scale substitutes in the art of jazz improvisation.

It stresses listening and learning in a logical structured manner with an example of a daily practice plan. This long-awaited volume will surely bring new focus and perspective to any banjo style and will be a classic reference for many new generations of banjoists. 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. Mel Bay and Roy Smeck have teamed together in arranging a variety of Scott Joplin and some original rags.

All of the music contained herein can be played by tenor, plectrum, or 5-string banjo. It is with great pleasure that we present the joyful sound of Ragtime Banjo! Standard notation only. Guitar Method. The perfect introduction for anyone just discovering the tenor guitar. This easy-to-use book with online audio also functions as a crossover method for folks who already play guitar, mandolin, or tenor banjo.

Many useful exercises, fun songs and popular arrangements await! Topics covered include: tuning, scales, arpeggios, sequences, position shifting, chord strumming, single-note picking, fingerpicking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and more. This chart 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 al fingerboard with all the frets numbered and the corresponding notes shown in standard notation.

This chart is also applicable to the tenor mandola, which uses the same tuning. Unfolds to The finest tenor banjo method available, this text represents Mel Bay's own approach to fundamental musicianship for those desiring to play tenor banjo. Once in two volumes, this method is now presented it its entirety in this single comprehensive edition. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose and song to any key!

Gospel Songs for Banjo Made Easy is a collection of gospel favorites arranged for bluegrass 5-string banjo. Chord charts for each song are also provided to give instruction on how to play through the songs using only the chords Ross also writes out tips and suggestions for each song, which is not normally seen in song books.

This should give you a significant head start by having the most challenging spots pointed out to you before you even get started. Ross Nickerson brings all his knowledge from years of teaching privately and writing books to help you learn these fun to pick classics, the EASY way!

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 firstthree suites.

Accompanying audio is included, using three different tenor banjos: a regular tenor Deeringr Eagle II , a gourd tenor Jaybirdr Banjos , and a cello banjo Gold Toner which has the same low pitch as the cello. Bach's Prelude to the 1st Suite is magnificent and justlyfamous. The Bourree from the 3rd Suite is also very popular. Enjoy playing Bach on the Tenor Banjo! The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start.

The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting acquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords, how to read tablature, right-hand rolls and left-hand techniques, banjo tunings, exercises in picking, over 40 songs, how to build a banjo, autobiographical notes, and much more!

Includes audio of Earl Scruggs playing and explaining over 60 examples! Banjo Player's Songbook Spiral Bound. Published by popular demand, this long-awaited songbook contains exact transcriptions in banjo tablature that capture the unique playing style of Douglas Dillard.

This fantastic collection includes all of his best-loved tunes, from the Andy Griffith Show , from his many great years of recording as the original Dillards, and. The Great American Banjo Songbook. Explore the repertoire of the Great American Songbook with this song colletion, masterfully arranged by Alan Munde and Beth Mead-Sullivan for 3-finger, Scruggs-style 5-string banjo. Rhythm tab, right hand fingerings and chord diagrams are included for each of these beloved melodies.

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