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Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 7
About This Book......Page 13
Beyond the Book......Page 15
Where to Go from Here......Page 16
Part I Getting Started with Bluegrass Banjo......Page 17
Chapter 1 Bluegrass Music and the Banjo......Page 19
African banjo roots......Page 20
19th‐ and 20th‐century American banjo......Page 22
Bluegrass Banjo Yesterday and Today......Page 24
Melodic and single‐string styles......Page 25
Finding jams......Page 26
Heading out to festivals......Page 27
Attending a music camp......Page 28
Playing roll patterns......Page 29
Playing in the band: Lead and backup......Page 30
Chapter 2 Finding the Perfect Bluegrass Banjo and Getting the Gear You Need......Page 31
Tenor banjos, plectrum banjos, six‐string banjos, and mandolin‐banjos......Page 32
Five‐string banjos: Open‐back banjos and resonator banjos......Page 33
Surveying the banjo neck......Page 35
Knowing what’s in the pot......Page 39
Shopping for a banjo......Page 42
Cases and gig bags......Page 44
Strap......Page 45
Tuner......Page 46
Chapter 3 Hitting the Ground Running: Tuning, Reading Music, and Making Chords......Page 47
Getting into G tuning......Page 48
Tuning made easy with an electronic tuner......Page 49
Tuning the banjo using relative tuning......Page 51
Forming chords using chord diagrams......Page 53
Understanding banjo tablature......Page 55
Reading the road map: Chord progressions......Page 58
Hearing bluegrass song forms......Page 59
Fretting and Forming Chords......Page 61
Finding a comfortable hand position......Page 62
Fretting G, D7, C, and Em chords......Page 63
Strumming along......Page 66
Preparing to Pick......Page 68
Selecting and fitting picks......Page 69
Finding a great picking‐hand position......Page 72
Playing pinches......Page 77
Trying out the pinch pattern......Page 78
Part II Let’s Roll! Scruggs‐Style Banjo Essentials......Page 81
Playing Roll Patterns......Page 83
Understanding how roll patterns work......Page 84
The forward‐reverse roll......Page 85
The alternating thumb roll......Page 87
Forward rolls......Page 88
Foggy Mountain rolls......Page 90
Other rolls you’ll need......Page 93
Creating your own roll variations......Page 96
Using roll patterns as accompaniment......Page 98
Chapter 6 Fretting Techniques and Putting the Hands Together......Page 101
Slipping into third‐string slides......Page 102
Blasting into fourth‐ and first‐string slides......Page 105
Bringing Down the Hammer‐on......Page 107
Playing open‐string hammer‐ons......Page 108
Playing fretted hammer‐ons......Page 110
Perfecting the Pull‐off......Page 112
Playing open‐string pull‐offs......Page 113
Playing fretted pull‐offs......Page 114
Playing the choke......Page 116
Using bend‐and‐release and pre‐bending techniques......Page 118
Chapter 7 Getting Bona Fide: Playing Licks and Classic Tunes......Page 121
The anatomy of a lick......Page 122
Ten essential G licks......Page 123
Ten essential C licks......Page 126
Ten essential D licks......Page 129
Ten (plus two) essential fill‐in licks......Page 132
Playing Classic Songs......Page 136
“Cripple Creek” (in four versions!)......Page 137
“John Henry”......Page 138
“Boil the Cabbage Down”......Page 141
“Buffalo Gals”......Page 142
“Train 45”......Page 143
“Cumberland Gap”......Page 144
“Lonesome Road Blues”......Page 145
“Reuben”......Page 147
Chapter 8 Working Up Your Own Scruggs‐Style Solos......Page 149
Finding the G scale......Page 150
Mapping out melodies......Page 151
Matching Rolls to Melodies......Page 155
A roll‐pattern review......Page 157
Using rolls in banjo solos......Page 160
Adding Fretting Techniques to Solos......Page 163
Putting it all together......Page 164
Working out modal solos......Page 167
“Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”......Page 172
Heading Up the Neck to Play Solos......Page 174
Basic up‐the‐neck G‐lick position......Page 175
Essential up‐the‐neck C and D licks......Page 176
Putting the licks together......Page 177
Part III Playing in the Band: Backup Essentials......Page 179
Chapter 9 Getting Started: Playing Down‐the‐Neck Backup......Page 181
Using alternating thumb rolls......Page 182
Using forward rolls......Page 183
Capturing the escape lick......Page 186
Adding slides to forward‐roll patterns......Page 187
Perfecting your backup with target tones......Page 188
Mixing Backup Techniques......Page 189
Playing Fiddle‐Tune Backup......Page 190
Playing fiddle‐tune backup in D......Page 191
Chapter 10 Taking It Higher: Playing Up‐the‐Neck Backup......Page 195
Fretting movable major chords......Page 196
Fretting movable minor chords......Page 197
Understanding I–IV–V progressions......Page 198
Getting both hands into vamping......Page 199
Playing F‐shape chords a in different keys......Page 201
Vamping with F and D shapes......Page 204
Making It Hot with Up‐the‐ Neck Picking......Page 208
Getting “In the Mood” patterns......Page 209
Digging D‐shape backup licks......Page 212
Trying out classic backup licks......Page 215
Part IV Progressive Banjo: Melodic and Single‐String Styles......Page 219
Understanding Melodic Technique......Page 221
Figuring out scales in first position......Page 222
Playing melodic style up the neck......Page 225
“The Girl I Left Behind Me”......Page 228
“Devil’s Dream”......Page 230
“Katy Hill”......Page 231
“Cherokee Shuffle”......Page 232
Playing Melodic Tunes in C, D, and A......Page 233
Playing in the key of C......Page 234
Playing in the key of D......Page 235
Playing in the key of A......Page 239
Chapter 12 Single‐String Banjo......Page 241
Understanding Single‐String Technique......Page 242
Exploring picking‐hand techniques......Page 243
Discovering fretting‐hand techniques......Page 246
Playing Single‐String Tunes......Page 251
Part V Keeping Your Banjo in Top Shape......Page 257
Setting Up for Great Tone......Page 259
Choosing bridges......Page 260
Knowing your head......Page 261
Tinkering with the tailpiece......Page 265
Setting the bridge......Page 266
Setting neck bow......Page 268
All About Banjo Strings......Page 271
Knowing when it’s time for a change......Page 272
Finding the right strings......Page 273
Using accessories to help make the change......Page 276
Your string‐changing checklist......Page 277
Changing your banjo strings......Page 278
Part VI The Part of Tens......Page 285
Earl Scruggs (1924–2012)......Page 287
Veronica “Roni” Stoneman (1938– )......Page 288
Murphy Henry (1952– )......Page 289
Jens Kruger (1962– )......Page 290
Noam Pikelny (1981– )......Page 291
Sweat the Details......Page 293
Play with Others......Page 294
Flow with Your Rolls......Page 295
Use Your Ear More Than Tablature......Page 296
Track Your Progress......Page 297
Part VII Appendixes......Page 299
Finding Chords......Page 301
Finding Notes......Page 303
Finding Major Scales......Page 307
Listening to the Audio Tracks......Page 311
Watching the Video Clips......Page 319
Index......Page 323
EULA......Page 339