Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style
Title | Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2020-06-10 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610657268 |
First Lessons Clawhammer Banjo
Title | First Lessons Clawhammer Banjo PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2015-11-05 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1619113228 |
First Lessons Clawhammer Banjo is an ideal book for beginners and banjo players interested in learning the clawhammer style. The book explains the basics of reading tablature, right hand technique, and other elements unique to clawhammer banjo. Included are classic songs such as Little Brown Jug, Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Policeman, and much more. The book comes with accompanying audio available online for download.
Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo
Title | Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 49 |
Release | 2011-02-14 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610653610 |
Welcome to Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo. After many years of requests by you and the publisher, I have made this collection of Gospel favorites available to those of you who play the clawhammer banjo style. the versions of the tabs presented here are neither overly simple nor particularly complex. Anyone with basic clawhammer skills should be able to play the tab as written or get close enough so they can create a satisfying version of each tune for themselves.Should you find you need an instructional book, please get my Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch book with companion CD's (MB20190BCD) and the corresponding DVD's which are also available from Mel Bay. You may also wish to see Jack Hatfield's Old-Time Gospel Banjo Solos (MB96755BCD) for 3 finger bluegrass/Scruggs versions of many of the tunes presented here.
First Lessons Folk Banjo
Title | First Lessons Folk Banjo PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2015-11-20 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1619113155 |
Many folk banjoists draw influence from greats such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, The Weavers, Peter, Paul and Mary, and many others. These folk musicians traveled the country singing the folk songs that many of us now know, some of which are still played in jam sessions. First Lessons Folk Banjo is a great introduction to learning these types of folk songs on this wonderful instrument.Included are lessons on singing and playing backup with the banjo, strumming and picking exercises, and many classic folk songs. The music is written intablature, and the book comes with accompanying audio available for download online.
Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch
Title | Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 129 |
Release | 2011-01-24 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610658558 |
Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the way we play, not the way others say. It really begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have never held a banjo), this book assumes no prior experience. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand positions and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb. You are guided through the chords, the scale and then the individual notes of each of 12 jam session favorite tunes from scratch. Includes 2 reference CD's with all exercises, tunes (slow and up to speed), and a fiddle version of each tune.
Old-Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo
Title | Old-Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2015-10-02 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1610658574 |
This book and two CD set is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favorites. Some are cliche', others unusual, some easy, some difficult. the book contains 2 lines of tablature (one basic and one advanced) as well as standard notation and suggested chords. the basic version should be playable by those with general clawhammer skills. the advanced version will require more time and finesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages.Download free fiddle versions of songs from this book.
Old-Time Favorites for Clawhammer Banjo
Title | Old-Time Favorites for Clawhammer Banjo PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Levenson |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 2015-10-08 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1619114542 |
This book and accompanying audio include popular and lesser-known old-time tunes for the clawhammer banjo. This book is a followup to Dan Levenson's Old -Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo (MB20313M ) and includes 62 more tunes of varying difficulty. Old favorites as well as new additions are presented, including many time-tested standards. The material is presented in standard notation and basic/advanced tablature. Suggested chords are also included to help you along the way. Fiddle players will enjoy the companion to this book, Old-Time Favorites for Fiddle and Mandolin (MB30225BCD), which sharesthe same basic standard notation. Includes access to online audio