Here’s a gospel classic, adapted to the banjo. This song will help you work on playing slow and bringing out the melody. We’ll use some different techniques on this song including triplets and three note chords to help to harmonize the melody.
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Here’s another great fiddle tune for the banjo. Sometimes also called “Teetotaler’s Reel” this song is played in bluegrass, old-time and irish jam sessions. This song’s B part goes to the relative minor (Em) which gives the song a unique feel and makes the song really fun to play.
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Here’s a great old-time tune in the key of D. This tune will is played in melodic style and will help you practice transitioning around the neck. The B part will happen you practice your single string accuracy.
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Here’s a banjo solo for this popular song. This song is in C Tuning and will help you practice bringing out a melody on a slower tune. This is a beautiful melody and will give you practice all over the neck.
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As a banjo player, I’m always looking for more ideas that work well in the Key of D! If you’re like me, then this is a great song for you. This song could work well for an intermediate player trying to learn some new ideas or a more advanced player trying to work on their
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Here’s a great tune that will help you get familiar with playing melodically in the key of C. This tune sounds great played straight or with a slight swing feel.
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Here’s a banjo arrangement to a classic gospel tune. This tune was heard in the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou and has a great melody. This arrangement works out of C-tuning and uses some single string techniques to bring out the melody.
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Here’s a banjo arrangement of a classic and unique fiddle tune. With it’s unique chord pattern, this tune will get your fingers moving in some new directions and is a great tune to work on your backup. I’ve included an alternate A part that will give you more variations on this tune and some extra
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Here’s another great fiddle tune in the Key of G to work on playing melodic style banjo. This tune will have you spanning the entire neck of the banjo and is a great practice tool to work on shifting positions. Also a great practice tool to get used to playing some of the melody on
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Here’s a classic gospel tune that will help you work on playing a melody in the forward roll style. I’ve included a verse and chorus break so you’ll have plenty to work on. This solo would work well as a kick-off or as a break within the song.
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