Here’s a great kick-off or solo to this classic gospel tune in the Key of G. This is a great song to work on adapting a simple melody to the bluegrass banjo style. Includes a solo for the verse and chorus.
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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 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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Sometimes called “Union Maid,” this tune has been done by many different artists over the years and is a great tune to work on playing the melody in classic roll-style. This song will help you work on your forward roll, your pinches and playing through faster chord changes.
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Here’s a beginner arrangement to the classic song When The Saints Go Marching In. This is a great song to work on adapting an open string melody to a bluegrass style solo. There’s a lot of licks and ideas in this arrangement that can be used in other simple songs!
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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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Here’s a great old-time tune that will help you get familiar with playing melodically in the key of G. This tune is a mixture of melody and Scruggs rolls and will sound great played with a fiddle. This is also a great tune to work on your backup banjo.
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Here’s a straight forward beginner arrangement to a classic Carter Family song. This song will help you practice playing a melody on then banjo in bluegrass style. This is a must know for any bluegrass picker!
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Learning scales is essential to understanding music, improvising and finding melodies on your banjo. This tab will give you multiple ways to play the G major scale and exercises to help improve your strength and dexterity. Use the practice tracks to help develop your ear training!
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