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 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 two solos to the classic bluegrass tune Nine Pound Hammer. The first solo is a basic version and the second incorporates some bluesy licks. These versions are full of licks you can use in all your favorite songs.
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Here’s an intermediate banjo solo to one of my favorite tunes. I first heard this song on a Jerry Garcia and David Grisman album and it has a great melody. This solo incorporates some elements of Scruggs and Melodic styles and will get you moving around the neck.
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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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