It's Fun

The Banjo

Lesson 1A:

Tuning the Banjo

Lesson 1B:

Holding the Banjo

Lesson 1C:

The Right Hand

Lesson 1D:

Picking the Banjo

Lesson 1E:

Tablature

Rhythm

Lesson 2:

Roll Patterns

The Basic Roll Patterns

Lesson 3:

Chords

Lesson 4:

Using the Forward-Roll Pattern

The Forward Roll

"Bile Dem Cabbage Down"

Lesson 5:

"The Old Gray Goose"

Variation: Using the Pinch

Lesson 6:

The Forward-Reverse Roll

"The Old Gray Goose"

Lesson 7:

"Worried Man Blues"

Lesson 8:

"Mountain Dew"

Lesson 9:

The Backward Roll

"Bile Dem Cabbage Down"

Lesson 10:

The Mixed Roll

"Good Night Ladies"

Lesson 11:

Left-Hand Techniques

The Slide

"Good Night Ladies"

Lesson 12:

The Pull-Off

Lesson 13:

The Hammer

Lesson 14:

"Cripple Creek"

Lesson 15:

Melodic Style

"Cripple Creek"

Lesson 16:

"Blackberry Blossom"

Lesson 17:

"Cumberland Gap"

Lesson 18:

Playing Up the Neck

"Cumberland Gap" -- Part B

Lesson 19:

Adding an Ending

"Cumberland Gap" -- Part C

Lesson 20:

The G Lick

The Right Hand

The Left Hand

Both Hands

"Bile Dem Cabbage Down"

"Wildwood Flower"

Lesson 21:

G Lick #2

The Foggy Mountain Lick

The Left Hand

The Right Hand

"Train 45"

Lesson 22:

G Lick #3

Pull-Off Lick

"Train 45"

Lesson 23:

D Lick #1

The Salty Dog Lick

"Salty Dog"

Lesson 24:

Combining Licks

"Sunnyvale Breakdown"

Lesson 25:

D Lick #2

Partial D Chord

"Wabash Cannonball"

Lesson 26:

D Lick #3

"John Hardy"

Lesson 27:

Using Alternate Licks

"John Hardy"

Lesson 28:

Up the Neck

The D Lick

"John Hardy"

Lesson 29:

Quarter Notes

"Lonesome Road Blues"

Lesson 30:

G Lick #4

"Down the Road"

Lesson 3l:

"Pig in a Pen"

Lesson 32:

G Lick #5

"Sally Goodin'"

Review

Lesson 33:

Roll-Pattern Variations

"She'll Be Coming Around the Moutain"

Lesson 34:

Harmonics

"Grandfather's Clock"

Lesson 35:

Using a Capo

"Old Joe Clark"

Lesson 36:

The F Chord

"Little Maggie

Lesson 37:

"Old Man at the Mill"

Lesson 38:

"Pretty Polly"

Lesson 39:

D Lick #4

"Shady Grove"

Lesson 40:

Fretting the Fifth String

"Banjo Signal"

Lesson 41:

The Choke

"Lonesome Road Blues"

Lesson 42:

Melodic Style

What Is a Scale?

Melodic Style?

Lesson 43:

The G Major Scale

Lesson 44:

Fiddle Tunes

"Devil's Dream"

Lesson 45:

"Turkey in the Straw"

Lesson 46:

"Blackberry Blossom"

Lesson 47:

"Flop Eared Mule"

Lesson 48:

"Sugarfoot Rag"

Lesson 49:

"Buffalo Gals"

Lesson 50:

"Buffalo Gals"

Lesson 51:

"Wildwood Flower"

Lesson 52:

Chord Positions

The F Position

The D Position

The Barre Position

Just for Fun... More Exercises

Lesson 53:

Working from Chord Positions

"Wildwood Flower"

Lesson 54:

"Two Little Boys"

Lesson 55:

Waltz Time

"Amazing Grace"

Lesson 56:

"Silent Night"

Lesson 57:

"Home on the Range" (not on CD)

Lesson 58:

C Tuning

"Soldier's Joy"

Lesson 59:

D Tuning

"Reuben" (not on CD)

Chord Charts

 

Major Chords

Minor Chords

Locating Chords Without a Chart

Summary