Composed by Neil Griffin. Banjo: 5-String, Bluegrass, Wire bound, Method, Perfect binding. Complete. Style. Book and online audio. 244 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #93345M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93345M).
ISBN 9780786689996. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available. The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style one note at a time , how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-the-neck playing. In notation and tablature. The audio includes acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, and a rhythm track as well as the 5-string banjo. All songs and most exercises are included in this teaching recording, performed at a tempo that the student should be able to maintain in short order. Includes access to online audio.
Composed by Neil Griffin. Banjo: 5-String, Bluegrass, Wire bound, Method, Perfect binding. Complete. Style. Book and online audio. 244 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #93345M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93345M).
ISBN 9780786689996. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available. The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style one note at a time , how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-the-neck playing. In notation and tablature. The audio includes acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, and a rhythm track as well as the 5-string banjo. All songs and most exercises are included in this teaching recording, performed at a tempo that the student should be able to maintain in short order. Includes access to online audio.
Part One
About Part One
The Author
Left-Hand Position
Right-Hand Position and Fingering
The Picks
The Quickest Way to Learn
Music-Reading Section
The Rudiments of Music
Other Musical Signs and Terms
Tuning the Banjo
Reading Tablature
Time Values of Notes and Rests
Counting Time in Tablature
Counting Time
Playing Songs on the First, Second, and Fifth Strings
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