Banjo ChordFinder HL00695741 $5.95

The Banjo Chord Finder is an extensive reference guide to over 2,800 banjo chords, covering four of the most commonly used tunings. Thirty different chord qualities are covered for each key, and each chord quality is presented in two different voicings. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the banjo neck!

Bluegrass Banjo Classics F3015BJX $12.95

Here's a collection of classics for bluegrass banjo players. Many of them were written for the bluegrass repertoire (Blue Moon of Kentucky), some of them for the banjo (Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Flint Hill Special). The rest are standards in bluegrass and country music (Wildwood Flower and Wabash Cannon Ball). They've all been recorded by several of the big names in bluegrass banjo. This song collection was made to be interesting and valuable to all types of players: beginning, intermediate, and advanced by presenting each tune several different ways: Scruggs-style, up-the-neck, and an improvisational break using melodic or chromatic scales.

Gospel Songs For Bluegrass Banjo $19.95

GOSPEL SONGS FOR BLUEGRASS BANJO is a collection of classic songs of inspiration. Most songs have been arranged in two keys and in an optional m advanced "up the neck" version, providing a terrific insight into how to ar melodies for bluegrass-style banjo. Fred Sokolow demonstrates each song on the enclosed recording and each song is notated in easy-to-read tablature a standard notation with chord frames.

Grandpa Jones 5-String Banjo MB99957 $8.95

Learn from the best. Grandpa Jones was a country music legend and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was very well known and respected for his own style of clawhammer banjo. The instructions are helpful for the beginner, with tips on caring for your banjo to keep it sounding its best. The text covers tunings, chord diagrams, and the right hand rhythm patterns that made Grandpa Jones famous with the 5-string banjo. For the intermediate musician, there are alternate tunings, drop thumb rhythm, and exercises for practicing your new skills. Included are several favorite songs, along with lyrics and chords for your accompanist. The preface of the book, written by Grandpa Jones, along with the collection of personal photographs, makes this an excellent keepsake as well. This is simply a must for your music library.

The Banjo Encyclopedia MB99443BCD $29.95

The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years of experience helping hundreds of aspiring banjo pickers by offering the banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical, straightforward manner. This wide-ranging banjo instructional book will focus on many techniques that will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The included 99-track CD recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo.

Favorite Gospel Tunes for Banjo MB20596BCD $14.95

Alan Munde, one of the most respected contemporary banjo players, couples his deep understanding of the banjo with 17 of America’s best loved gospel songs. Ranging from the driving sound of bluegrass banjo to the rich chordal harmonies unique to his playing, these arrangements bring out the fullness and sparkle of these great old songs. Every banjo player needs a wide variety of tunes in the repertoire to cover all the performance occasions. Gospel tunes are always in demand. These all new professional settings for the great old classis will get the attention of any audience. Included are the rousing renditions of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Old Time Religion” (arranged in three keys), “Somebody Touched Me,” and many more. There is the soul stirring arrangement of “Wayfaring Stranger,” and the chord versions of the slow thoughtful numbers “Old Rugged Cross,” “Nearer My God to Thee,” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” In tablature only.