BANJO

UP THE NECK, BANJO. J. Davis. 144 pagine. 2CD TAB.

Product Description:
A superb instructional text for five-string banjo dealing with the 5th through the 22nd fret. Included are chapters on roll patterns, chords, songs, licks, chord progressions, arranging songs, improvising, melodic style, chromatic style, chromatic style, back-up, and much more! Also included is an abundance of great Janet Davis solo tabs. Written in tablature.

The two CDs included in this package contain 144 tracks in stereo to accompany the book. Listen and play along with Janet Davis as she explains and plays each exercise.

Format: Book/2-CD Set

Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
Up-the-Neck Arrangements
The Y Position
Bluegrass Roll Patterns
The Standard Roll Patterns
"Bile 'Em Cabbage Down"
"Salty Dog Blues"
Summary: Roll Patterns
Chords: Introduction
Chords
The Standard Chord Patterns
"Cumberland Gap"
"Train 45"
"John Hardy"
"Little Maggie"
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
"Wildwood Flower"
"House of the Rising Sun"
Summary: Chords
Licks: Introduction
Basic Up-the-Neck Licks
"Train 45"
"Little Maggie"
"John Hardy"
"Mama Don't Allow"
"Crying Holy Unto the Lord"
The "Identity Factor"
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Additional Licks: Interchangeable Licks by Chord
Pick-Up Notes
G Licks
C Licks
D Licks
A Licks
F Licks
E Licks
B Licks
B-flat Licks
F-sharp Licks
Am Licks
Bm Licks
Cm Licks
Em Licks
Dm Licks
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
"Little Maggie"
"Salty Dog Blues"
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
"Jesse James"
Summary: Licks
Incorporating the Melody
Harmony Notes
Accentuating the Melody
"Worried Man Blues"
"Red River Valley"
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"
"Wreck of the Old 97"
Improvising: Advanced Section
Advanced Expression: The X or the Y Position?
Connecting Links: Up and Down the Neck
"Lost Indian"
"Sitting on Top of the World"
Altered Roll Patterns
"Blackberry Blossom"
"Wildwood Flower"
"Sally Goodin"
Second Variations
"Sally Ann"
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
"Look Down, Look Down"
Melodic Licks
"Dixie"
"Cuckoo's Nest"
"Crazy Creek"
"Limerock"
"Gray Eagle"
Using Chromatic Licks
"Hamilton County Breakdown"
"Cumberland Gap"
"Lonesome Road Blues"
"Working on a Building"
"Salt River"
Single-String Licks
Moveable Licks: Fingerboard Patterns
"She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain"
"Dill Pickle Rag"
"Black and White Rag"
"Salty Dog Blues"
"Salt River"
Using Back-Up Licks for Up-the-Neck Lead Arrangements
"12-Bar Blues"
"Hear Jerusalem Moan"
"I Don't Love Nobody"
Summary: Improvising
Ending a Song
Chord Charts

Disc 1
Tuning
Bluegrass Roll Patterns
The Forward Roll Pattern
The Mixed Roll Pattern
The Forward-Reverse Pattern
The Backward Roll
"Bile 'Em Cabbage Down"
Forward Roll
Backward Roll
Forward-Reverse Roll
"Salty Dog Blues"
Backward/Alt. Forward Roll
The Standard Chord Patterns
F-Position Pattern
D-Position Pattern
Barre-Position Pattern
E-Minor Chord Pattern
"Cumberland Gap"
Alternate Part B
"Train 45"
"John Hardy"
Alternate Forward Roll
Variation
"Little Maggie"
Up-the-neck Arrangement
1st Arrangement
2nd Arrangement
3rd Arrangement
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
Variation #2
Variation #3
"Wildwood Flower"
"House of the Rising Sun"
Basic Up-the-Neck Licks
Lick #3, #4, #5, & #6
"Train 45"
"Little Maggie"
"John Hardy"
"Mama Don't Allow"
"Crying Holy Unto the Lord"
The "Identity Factor"
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
Substitute Licks
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Variation #2
Pick-Up Notes
G Licks
C Licks
D Licks - 1st-4th lines
D Licks - 5th-8th lines
A Licks
F Licks
E Licks
B Licks
B-flat Licks
F-sharp Licks
Am Licks
Bm Licks
Cm Licks
Em Licks
Dm Licks

Disc 2
Chord Progression #1
Alternate Licks
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
Substitute (Alt.) Lick
Variation #2
"Little Maggie"
Substitute Licks
"Salty Dog Blues"
Variation #2
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Alternate Licks
"Jesse James"
Harmony Notes
"Worried Man Blues"
Forward Roll Pattern
Chord Positions
Other Roll Patterns
Substitute Licks
"Red River Valley"
Variation #1
Variation #2
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"
Forward Roll Pattern
Substitute Licks
"Wreck of the Old 97"
Alternate Forward Roll
Variation #2
Variation #3
The Ending
Connecting Links: Up and Down the Neck
"Lost Indian"
"Sitting on Top of the World"
Variation #2
Altered Roll Patterns & "Blackberry Blossom"
"Wildwood Flower"
Variation #2
"Sally Goodin"
Variation #2
Variation #3
"Sally Ann"
Variation #2
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
Variation #2
Variation #3
"Look Down, Look Down"
Variation #2
Melodic Licks
"Dixie"
"Cuckoo's Nest"
"Crazy Creek"
"Limerock"
"Gray Eagle"
Using Chromatic Licks
"Hamilton County Breakdown"
Variation #2
Variation #3
"Cumberland Gap"
Variation #2
"Lonesome Road Blues"
"Working on a Building"
Variation #2
"Salt River"
Moveable Licks
F-Position Licks
F-Position Licks Continued
Barre-Position Licks
"She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain"
"Dill Pickle Rag"
"Black and White Rag"
"Salty Dog Blues"
"Salt River"
Part B
Using Back-Up Licks for Up-the-Neck Lead Arrangements
"12-Bar Blues"
"Hear Jerusalem Moan"
"I Don't Love Nobody"
Endings-Group 1
Endings Continued
Group II

WERNICK PETE, GET ROLLING! EASY INTRO TO BLUEGRASS BANJO. TAB. DVD

GET ROLLING
An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo
Series: Homespun Tapes
Publisher: Homespun
Medium: DVD
Artist: Pete Wernick

Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick gets total novices to make good banjo music almost immediately. With only two chords, Pete has newcomers strumming and accompanying ten bluegrass standards. By learning a third easy chord, they are now able to play along with almost any bluegrass song. Next, it's time for the basic banjo rolls that really start sounding like bluegrass picking. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete's many workshops and music camps, and it works! Includes play-alongs with guest students.
60-MIN. DVD - INCLUDES CHORDS + LYRICS - LEVEL 1

CONSTRUCTING A 5-STRING BANJO A Complete Technical Guide. H. Siminoff. 200 photos.

Series: Reference
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Medium: Softcover
Composer: Roger H. Siminoff

Just as in his other book, Constructing a Bluegrass Mandolin, Roger's simple and concise step-by-step instructions show you the how and the why of it all, leading you on a path that blends discovery with pure joy. Over 200 photos and illustrations provide the kind of valuable reference no other book in the field can offer. Roger has used his technical knowledge on design, sound, and all of the important stages of construction that go into the building of a musical instrument, and has incorporated these ideas into one text. The end result is this valuable book of information that will help you to learn more about the makeup of a 5-string banjo, and more importantly, will give you the satisfaction and pride in being able to accomplish the building of a banjo that you can play and enjoy for years to come. 64 pages.

THE ULTIMATE BANJO SONGBOOK, 26 Favorites Arranged for 5-String Banjo. 2CD TAB.

Various Composers. A great collection of banjo classics, including: Alabama Jubilee -Bye Bye Love -Duelin' Banjos -The Entertainer -Foggy Mountain Breakdown -Great Balls of Fire - Lady of Spain -Rawhide -(Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) -Rocky Top -San Antonio Rose -Tennessee Waltz - UFO-TOFU -You Are My Sunshine, and more. 148 pages.

Series: Banjo
Softcover with CD - TAB
Author: Janet Davis
148 pages.

Songlist:
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
Alabama Jubilee
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Bugle Call Rag
Bye Bye Love
Duelin' Banjos
Faded Love
Farewell Blues
Fireball Mail
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Gold Rush
Great Balls Of Fire
How Great Thou Art
Lady Of Spain
Limehouse Blues
Orange Blossom Special
Red Wing
Roanoke
Rocky Top
San Antonio Rose
Tennessee Waltz
The Entertainer
UFO-TOFU
Wheel Hoss
Yesterday
You Are My Sunshine

MARTIN STEVE, THE CROW, New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, arranger: Tony Trischka. CD TAB.

Publisher: Homespun
Format: Softcover with CD - TAB
Artist : Steve Martin
Arranger : Tony Trischka

Steve Martin is a comedian, novelist, screenwriter, actor and many other things, but his first love is the banjo. His recent hit CD, The Crow, features 15 original tunes in both clawhammer and Scruggs style. This book of tablature, accurately transcribed by Tony Trischka, is a great learning tool for aspiring players. Also includes an introduction and tuning notes from Tony.

Contents: Daddy Played the Banjo - Pitkni County Turnaround - Hoedown at Alice's - Late for School - Tin Roof - Words Unspoken - Pretty Flowers - Wally on the Run - Freddie's Lilt - Saga of the Old West - Clawhammer Medley - Calico Train - Banana Banjo - Blue River Waltz - The Crow. This special edition includes both the tab songbook and the original CD!