Description

Fun with the Banjo
by Mel Bay

Product Number: 93268
ISBN: 0871664321
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning
Format: Book

This is a very popular beginner’s text for 5-string banjo. Written in C tuning, it shows basic chords, includes instructions for tuning and positioning, and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming. Companion play-along CD, VHS video, and DVD are also available.

CONTENTS

Tuning the Banjo
The Correct Way to Hold the Banjo
Our First Chord (C)
Time Signatures
The G7 Chord
Our First Song – Long, Long Ago
Down in the Valley
Skip to My Lou
Buffalo Gals
On, My Darling Clementine
The “F” Chord
The Blue Tail Fly
On Top of Old Smoky
The Marines Hymn
There Is a Tavern in the Town
The D7 Chord
Our Boys Will Shine Tonight
The G Chord
The Old Grey Mare
She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
Red River Valley
Some More Chords (A7, E7, B7)
Fun with Chords in “C”
More Fun with Chords in “G”
Home on the Range
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
In the Evening by the Moonlight
The D Chord
Darling Nellie Gray
My Bonnie
Litle Aunt Rooney
Oh! Susanna
Good Night Ladies

Summary:
The Major Chords
The Minor Chords
The Seventh Chords