CONTENTSThe parts of the 5-string banjoHow to hold the
banjoFingers of the picking handFingers of the fretting handThe
picksPicking hand positionsTuning the banjo/names of the stringsHow
to read tablatureHow to read chord diagrams: G and D7The D7 chord
(photograph)Playing chords in 4/4 time and 3/4 timeTerms: 4/4 time;
Measure; 3/4 timeOpen-string chordsClosed chordsRepeat signs
CHAPTER ONE: FUNDAMENTALS
DOWN IN THE VALLEYSKIP TO MY LOUEighth notes: How to count and
playAlternating-thumb rollsSKIP TO MY LOU (revisited)LIZA JANEThe
quarter rest/VampingAUNT RHODYTen more rollsDOWN IN THE VALLEY
(revisited)BOIL THEM CABBAGE DOWNGROUNDHOGCOMIN' 'ROUND THE
MOUNTAIN
CHAPTER TWO: TECHNIQUES
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HAMMERIN' & SLIDIN'SOLDIER'S JOYPulling-off: How to play
pullsSixteenth notes: How to count and playSliding: How to play
slidesCRIPPLE CREEKSALLY ANNPlaying in position: First position and
third positionTHREE MORE RIVERS TO CROSSTHE EIGHTH OF
JANUARYSOURWOOD MOUNTAINBARLOW KNIFESHADY GROVESPANISH
FANDANGOEighth note triplets: How to count tripletsALL THE GOOD
TIMES ARE PAST AND GONEWaltz rollsSlur and pick companion string:
How-to guideAMAZING GRACETHINKIN' ABOUT BLUE EYESEndingsMIDNIGHT
SPECIALString bending: How to "choke" the stringsBELMONT COUNTY
BLUESAURA LEE
CHAPTER THREE: THE MELODIC BANJO
CRIPPLE CREEK (revisited)DEVIL'S DREAMThe capo: How to use the
capo and the 5th-string capoOLD JOE CLARKJUNE APPLESyncopation:
Accent on the unexpectedREDWINGSALLY ANN (revisited)
RED-HAIRED BOY6/8 time: How to count and playTHE JOYS OF
WEDLOCKThe hornpipe rhythm: How to count and playGILLESPIE'S
HORNPIPEBLACKBERRY BLOSSOMBILLCHEATHAMDIXIE
Appendix A; The rudiments of notationAppendix B; Notes on the
banjoAppendix C; Swing eighths: How to count and playAppendix D;
The concept of moveable chordsAppendix E; Song introductions
