American Banjo : Three - Finger And Scruggs Style (GARNER STEVE)

A massive collection of transcriptions representing the history of three-finger style five-string banjo playing up to the style?s culmination with Earl Scruggs coming on the scene. This is a one-of-a-kind resource containing 49transcriptions beginning with some of the style?s earliest forms up through those that approach the fully developed Scruggs style. These solos written in easy-to-read tablature are also a great source of beginner tointermediate level arrangements that players will want to learn. Players will gain a deeper understanding of the structure as well as the significance of the Scruggs Style of banjo playing. These note-for-note transcriptionsserve as a companion to the CD recording of the same title featuring such players as Snuffy Jenkins Larry Richardson Joe Stuart Smiley Hobbs Junie Scruggs Mike Seeger Eric Weissburg Pete Kuykendall Veronica (Roni) StonemanCox and more. These field recordings were made on location in the hills and hollers of the Appalachian region in the late 1950?s by Mike Seeter. Songs forty-nine in all includes favorites like ?Cripple Creek? ?Home SweetHome? ?John Henry? ?Liza Jane? ?Lonesome Road Blues? ?Sally Goodin? ?Turkey in the Straw ? ?Wildwood Flower? and many more. ?

Play the 5-string banjo in virtually every musical situation now! Beginning with fundamentals like choosing the best instrument and tuning this comprehensive book covers basic to advanced techniques in a variety of styles from classical and bluegrass to reggae and bossa nova. Banjo virtuoso and educator Dick Weissman leads musicians through every topic with easy-to-understand lessons and a CD that demonstrates each example and tune. Every player from beginner through intermediate and up to professional will enjoy exploring styles and expanding their repertoire with Banjo A to Z. All music is presented in standard notation and TAB. Special features: Techniques includethe Seeger strum hammer-ons pull-offs clawhammer strums double thumbing two- and three-finger picking forward and backward rolls bending rasguado and tremolo. * Styles include traditional bluegrass blues Dixieland ragtime waltz Irish flamenco calypso reggae South American Middle Eastern minstrel and classical. * Learn effective ways to tune use the capo play melodically and understand basic music theory.

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