Variations on Blackberry Blossom 2nd Section-TAB This is the long awaited follow up to my 8 Variations on Blackberry Blossom A section (At least by me, I’ve been meaning to get to this for awhile!) These variations are NOT for the beginner. They are geared more for the intermediate player that has an understanding of…
I believe organizing your Backup Banjo patterns by shape will really help you when it comes to playing great backup. Banjo Backup Licks by Shape This material goes with the livestream I did the last week of September 2022. I covered what I call the DIAGONAL and DIAMOND SHAPES. These are moveable major chord shapes…
One issue with learning scales is the way you practice them may not resemble the way they occur in real music. Especially classical and jazz music. Scales move in and out of one from the other. In Bach’s music, he would use scales to modulate into other keys. With this scale Transformation worksheet, my hope…
Banjo TAB for Sail Away Ladies Sail Away Ladies is an old fiddle tune standard played in many Bluegrass Jams. It’s VERY similar to another bluegrass standard called Sally Anne. This TAB comes from my arrangement found here. It mixes single string with rolls. For the intermediate banjo player. The Form of the Tune is…
A less common used left-hand technique for the 5string banjo. I call them slide backs. This is because you are sliding from a higher to a lower note.
5-string banjo TAB for Banks of the Ohio This version of Banks of the Ohio is in the key of D (5th string tuned to A). It’s easy enough for beginner’s who know there basic D, G, and A chords up to the ninth frets of the banjo. The arrangement uses a good bit of…
5-string Banjo TAB for “Banish Misfortune” Banish Misfortune is a 48 bar jig. Each section is 8 bars and repeats twice. This tune is a bit different than your standard fiddle tune because it has THREE sections instead of only two. This 5-string banjo arrangement is intended only for intermediate and above. It combines single-string…
E minor Banjo Licks
This simple banjo arrangement of Oh! Susanna should be easy enough for most beginner banjo players that have played around 7 months to a year. Oh Susanna 5-string banjo TAB Prerequisites for Oh Susanna TAB You’ll need to know your C, F, and G chords in at least two positions. The TAB goes up as…
Whiskey In The Jar This Traditional Irish tune “Whiskey in the jar” has been a hit for a long time. This 5-string banjo TAB to uses mostly a Roll-based approach. It shouldn’t be too hard for the beginner as long as they know their basic key of C chords (C-F-G-Amin). This song has quite the…
Scollay’s Reel for 5-string Banjo Traditional Scottish tune for 5-string banjo. This banjo tab uses single-string and melodic techniques. TAB is in digital pdf format. Comes to your email with a clickable link to download IMMEDIATELY. Banjo Video for Scollay’s Reel Scollay’s Reel Form This tune is like many fiddle tunes in that the form…
Cluck OId Hen Clawhammer Banjo TAB – Modal Tuning Here is a clawhammer banjo tab to the old tune “Cluck Old Hen.” Please notice that this is in Modal tuning (gDGCD). Yes, that’s right, the 2nd string is tuned up to C. This is a common tuning for clawhammer banjo. Form of Cluck Old Hen:…
Nursery Rhymes for Banjo – Great for Kids Popular Nursery Rhyme favorites for 5-string banjo in digital tablature pdf format. Songs we’ve all heard since we were kids. Perfect Banjo TABS for kids & children to start with. Single-note melodies, no rolls or chords required. What are you getting? 12 Nursery Rhymes Easy Single-note melodies…