Book/CD pack. Unique collection of jigs, reels, and hornpipes arranged by two of Ireland's finest banjo players. Gerry O'Connor's 25 tunes are arranged for CGDA tuning, David McNevin's are arranged for GDAE tuning. The GDAE tunes are also suitable for mandolin. "The Bag of Spuds," "The Flogging Reel," "McGann's Reel," "The Sally Gardens," more. CD features Gerry and David playing their own selections. With a short history of the banjo. Revised edition. Note/tab. 48 pp.
224-1371CD
$36.95
CELTIC CREDENTIALS - TENOR BANJO SHOW PIECES AND INSTRUCTION
by Tony Sullivan
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Book/CD pack. An exciting Irish banjo style not in any other method. A collection of 14 fresh and stimulating showpieces using an original Celtic chord method. You'll learn single string and cross picking secrets plus syncopation for irresistable rhythm. For intermediate and advanced players using G,D,A,E or C,G,D,A tunings. CD features all the tunes accompanied by bodhran and guitar. Note/tab. 33 pp.
200-18
$25.50
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DUBLIN BANJOS
by A. Sullivan
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Learn the unique "travelling style" from Sully and legendary banjoist John Keenan, brother of Paddy Keenan of The Bothy Band. Covers techniques, style, repertoire, and interpretation. Suitable for tenor banjo, mandolin, or bouzouki tuned GDAE or CGDA. Contains all 31 tunes from the cassette "Dublin Banjos" (our stock # 200-16). Note/tab, with chord symbols. 30 pp.
200-15
$15.00
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ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH TUNES
by Tony (Sully) Sullivan
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New edition! 42 popular session and festival tunes for tenor banjo/mandolin but playable by any instrument. Includes easy tunes for beginners, fretboard diagram and melody instructions for banjo/mandolin, accompaniment instructions for guitar, and chord diagrams for mandolin, tenor banjo and guitar. "Blue Eyed Stranger," "Buttered Peas," "Cornish Floral Dance," "Drummond Castle," "Fiddle Faddle," "The Manchester Hornpipe," "Roxburgh Castle," "Soapytown Polka," more. Tunes are in separate note/tab sections. 49 pp.
200-10
$20.00
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FIRST LESSONS TENOR BANJO
by Joe Carr
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Book/CD set. The great sound of tenor banjo is a cornerstone of Dixieland and traditional jazz. Using classic favorites, Carr teaches the basics of accompaniment, melody and the popular chord melody style. Chords and melody are combined to produce professional sounding solo arrangements. Includes play-along practice tracks. It doesn't get any easier! Beginners. 32 pp.
02-21011BCD
$7.95
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FIRST LESSONS TENOR BANJO
by Joe Carr
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Book/CD/DVD set. The great sound of tenor banjo is a cornerstone of Dixieland and traditional jazz. Using classic favorites, Carr teaches the basics of accompaniment, melody and the popular chord melody style. Chords and melody are combined to produce professional sounding solo arrangements. Includes play-along practice tracks. It doesn't get any easier! Beginners. 32 pp.
02-21011SET
$14.95
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FUN WITH THE TENOR BANJO
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For beginners -- chords to 22 well-known songs with chord diagrams and strum patterns. 40 pp.
02-93260
$5.95
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FUN WITH THE TENOR BANJO
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Book/CD set. For beginners -- chords to 22 well-known songs with chord diagrams and strum patterns. 40 pp.
02-93260BCD
$14.95
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HARRY RESER TENOR BANJO LEGEND: 26 VIRTUOSO SOLOS FOR TENOR BANJO
by Harry Reser & Bill Triggs
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Reser was one of the greatest tenor banjo virtuosos of all time. Features over twenty tunes from Harry's career, many of them Reser originals. Each song has notes that offer background on the tune and helpful playing tips. Note/tab. Intermediate/advanced. Spiralbound, 136 pp.
02-97057
$24.95
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HARRY RESER'S NEW INSTRUCTION COURSE FOR TENOR BANJO
by Harry Reser
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Reprint of a classic! Reser's 1927 course was designed as a mail order course, providing one lesson per week. The students mailed the tests back and received written, personalized advice. Care has been taken to preserve the historical value of the lessons, but also included are additions Reser had sketched out on paper to supplement the original manuscript, along with his solo compositions "Toothpicks" and "Clicquot March," which he used as examples in certain lessons. Also includes promotional material together with a banjo offering Reser intended for his students. The material presented is so self-explanatory and concise that this is an invaluable book for today's student as well as the historically inclined collector. Comb-bound. 202 pp.
627-1
$25.00
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MB COMPLETE TENOR BANJO METHOD
by Mel Bay
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Published in 1968 by Mel himself and still one of the best. Lots of chord diagrams, pictures, scales and exercises. Comb-bound; no tablature -- 103 pp.
02-93236
$14.95
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MB TENOR BANJO CHORDS
by Mel Bay
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32 pp.
02-93259
$5.95
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PLAY IT LIKE PERRY: THE PERRY BECHTEL MANUSCRIPTS FOR TENOR BANJO
by David Frey and Susanne Sangiacomo
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20+ tunes, including several medleys: the Southern Medley, the George M. Cohan Medley, and the Medley of Pops. Each tune includes a scan of Perry's original chart, a Finale chart of the same tune, chord finger charts which show exactly how to play each tune, a background chord chart for those wanting to play behind a lead player, and a sidebar that provides information on each tune, the composer and lyricist, and what to look for in playing the chart. Also includes a thorough list of four-string tenor chord inversions in all keys as well as moveable three-string "inside" chords. Many of Perry's charts can be converted to plectrum. Comb-bound, 195 pp.
591-4
$45.00
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POCKETBOOK - TENOR BANJO: CHORDS / NOTES / TABLATURE / STRUMS / SOLOS
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Little (3.5" by 5") book packed with useful basics. Holding the banjo, tuning it; lots of chord diagrams and traditional songs in note/tab. 32 pp.
02-93756
$0.95
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RAGTIME BANJO: FOR TENOR O R PLECTRUM BANJO
by Roy Smeck & Mel Bay
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Ragtime music has a character all its own. The banjo is an instrument ideally suited for ragtime. The bright crisp banjo sound adds a new dimension to the ragtime feeling. Mel Bay and Roy Smeck teamed together in arranging a variety of Scott Joplin and some original rags. All of the music can be played by tenor, plectrum, or 5-string banjo. Standard notation only. Multiple levels. 32 pp.
02-93365
$7.95
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RIVERBOAT BANJO: FOR PLECTRUM, TENOR & 5-STRING BANJO
by Mel Bay
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The banjo is a "homegrown" American instrument and the various styles of banjo music reflect periods in this countrys history. Here is a glimpse into one such period. The songs are arranged to recapture the vitality found in the music played on riverboats. The songs, arranged for solo and accompaniment, may be played by tenor, 5-string or plectrum banjo. Standard notation only. Intermediate. Reissue. 32 pp.
02-93312
$9.95
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SULLY'S IRISH BANJO VOL. 2
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Book/CD pack. 50 tunes for Irish tenor banjo (and mandolin, bouzouki, etc.) in notation (showing basic settings for all instruments) and tab (showing banjo interpretation and variations for GDAE and CGDA tunings) with chord symbols. CD contains all 50 tunes. 50 pp.
200-12
$30.00
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TENOR BANJO CHORD CHART
by William Bay
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Shows essential chords and secondary minor chord relationships in all 12 keys for the tenor banjo in C-G-D-A tuning. The chords shown for each root note are major, seventh, minor, diminished, and augmented, with relative minor I, IV, and V7 chords, includes a fingerboard with all the frets numbered and the corresponding notes shown in standard notation. Also applicable to the tenor mandola, which uses the same tuning. Unfolds to 17.5" by 11.75".
02-99892
$3.95
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TENOR BANJO CHORD ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Mel Bay
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600 chord diagrams -- with left-hand fingerings -- in reference format by key. 64 pp.
02-93327
$10.95
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TENOR BANJO CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK
arranged by Lee "Drew" Andrews
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28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for tenor banjo with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Contains chord diagrams for tenor banjo and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythm backup. Note/tab. Beginners. 32 pp.
02-21014
$7.95
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THE BANJO PLAYER'S BIBLE - FOUR-STRING PLECTRUM STYLE
by Alfred Greathouse
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A fine method for chord-melody playing on plectrum banjo. Lots of well-known tunes, tips, and technique, as well as full-fretboard chord charts showing inversions for each chord in all positions. Spiralbound. Notation only, 112 pp.
06-31
$14.95
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO LEARNING THE IRISH TENOR BANJO
by Gerry O'Connor
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Book/CD pack. From the rudiments of music - holding the banjo, basic theory - through first notes and rhythms, etc. With music for 30 well-known Irish tunes. "GDAE" tuning. Note/tab. 64 pp.
224-1307CD
$31.95
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CD - THE ULTIMATE PLECTRUM BANJO PLAYER'S GUIDE
by David Frey and Susanne Sangiacomo
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2-CD set. Accompanies both volumes of the books of the same title. The first CD contains the play-along exercises from Volume 1, the second contains each of the songs in Volume 2. The CDs are computer generated, rather than studio recordings of a band. This makes them more useful for instruction - the timing of each note is perfect.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
591-1CD
$16.99
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THE ULTIMATE PLECTRUM BANJO PLAYER'S GUIDE: FOR STUDENTS, MUSICIANS AND TEACHERS OF THE PLECTRUM BANJO - AMATEURS AND ARTISTS ALIKE, VOL. 1
by David Frey & Susanne Sangiacomo
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Comprehensive instruction! This hefty, spiralbound book teaches everything from basic chord melody, to intricate single-string and tremolos, plus all the skills and tricks in-between. Covers: music theory, banjo band style, Dixieland Jazz style, tune charts with chord diagrams, shortcuts, practice routines, lots, lots more. Using a more structured approach than many players encounter, the author feels that "'just feel it' is hogwash" and advocates a more traditional, theory & drill-based approach. Well laid-out, with many diagrams and concepts in batches; written in an easy-going style. 283 pp.
591-1
$42.95
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THE ULTIMATE PLECTRUM BANJO PLAYER'S GUIDE: SONG AND EXERCISE COMPANION, VOL. 2
by David Frey and Susanne Sangiacomo
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Designed to accompany and supplement volume 1. Over 70 tunes are presented. The exercises, drills, etc. are specifically designed for different skill areas. Levels range from beginning to advanced. Original lyrics of traditional songs have been included, a few of which may be offensive by current standards. Note/tab. Spiralbound, 249 pp.
591-2
$42.95
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