| Contents
Since the Table of
Contents is four pages long, just the highlights of each chapter
are listed below.
Chapter One
Basic right- and left-hand techniques
Beginning exercises and the Basic Roll
Reading Tablature and Chord Diagrams
Chapter Two
The G Major Scale
Single Note Melodies and Chord Rhythms
The Alternating Roll
Chapter Three
Quarter, Eighth, and Sixteenth Notes
Slides, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs
Melodies in Rolls and Melody Variations
Chapter Four
Position Playing, Syncopation and Varying Basic Rolls
New Chords and Reading Rhythm Charts
Embellishing Basic Solos
Appalachian and Blues Sounds
Chapter Five
Playing by Ear
Rolls in ¾ Time and the Triplet
Playing with a Bounce
Rolling Rhythm
Chapter Six
Using a Capo
Choosing Appropriate Rolls and Combining them
Dotted Notes and a Two-Finger Roll
Chapter Seven
Naming Notes – Sharps and Flats
Moveable Chord Forms
Combining Chord Forms in Melodies and Rhythm
Chapter Eight
Playing Rhythm By Numbers
The 12 Bar Blues
Reno, or Single-String Style
Embellished Blues Rhythm and Lead
Chapter Nine
Effective Practice
The Foggy Mountain Breakdown Roll and Lick
Swapping Licks
Cut-Time and Using a Metronome
Chapter Ten
Melodic Style
Combining Single-String and Melodic Styles
Arranging Rhythm
Chapter Eleven
Playing Up the Neck
Adding Melody Notes to Chord Positions
The Choke Lick and more Syncopation
Chapter Twelve
Beginning and Ending Songs
Lead-ins to Solos
Final, Pre- and Tag Endings
Chapter Thirteen
Embellished and Up-the-Neck Back-up
Vamping and Rolling Back-up
Vamp and Fill Rhythm
Complete Song Arrangements
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Songs
in Basics of Bluegrass Banjo
Several
of the songs in the book are accompanied by a complete set of lyrics.
Others have only the lyrics to a single verse or chorus. Click on
a song title from the following list to view the complete lyrics
for that song.
5-String Blues
5-String Boogie
Amazing Grace
Annoying Banjos
Banjos And Gourds
Banks Of The Ohio
Bill Cheatham
Blackberry Blossom
Boil 'Em Cabbage Down
Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Camptown Races
Circle Be Unbroken
Cripple Creek
Cumberland Gap
Devil's Dream
Down In The Willow
Garden
Golden Slippers
Golden Wings
Great Speckled
Bird
In The Pines
Little Maggie
Long Journey Home
Mountain Dew
New River Train
Nobody's Darling
Oh! Susanna
Old Joe Clark
Red Haired Boy
Red River Valley
Sally Goodin'
Salty Dog
Simple Song
Train 45
When The Saints Go Marching In
When You And I
Were Young, Maggie
Yankee Doodle
Answers
to End of Chapter Quizzes
Pages 100
– 103 of the book are End of Chapter Quizzes; click on a chapter
to check your answers.
Chapter
One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Fourrr
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
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