Bill Evans - Banjo For Dummies

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Start from scratch on the five-string banjo Learn how to make your right and left hands work together Explore bluegrass and old-time banjo styles
Thanks to its prevalence in folk and bluegrass, the banjo is almost the very essence of Americana. And now a new generation of musicians from the country, pop, and jazz worlds have made the sound of the banjo new again. This book is for anyone who wants to pay their respects to tradition as well as those who want to create the next chart-topper … or both! Packed with the essentials you need to know—from top techniques to choosing the right instrument—you'll learn, and be able to show off, just why the banjo is
out of style!
Tackle the basics with chords and simple picking patterns Explore historic, traditional, and modern styles Get connected with the banjo world Go beyond the book with online lessons

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8 Part 6: Appendixes Appendix A: Banjo Chords and Notes Chords Notes on the Banjo in G Tuning Appendix B: Audio Tracks and Video Clips Discovering What's on the Audio Tracks Looking at What's in the Video Clips Customer Care

9 Index

10 About the Author

11 Advertisement Page

12 Connect with Dummies

13 End User License Agreement

List of Tables

1 Appendix BTABLE B-1 Audio TracksTABLE B-2 Video Clips

List of Illustrations

1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: Comparing strings and pitches on a guitar (left) versus a five-stri...FIGURE 1-2: Comparing a five-string (a) and a tenor (b) banjo. FIGURE 1-3: Comparing open-back (a and b) and resonator (c and d) five-string b...FIGURE 1-4: The parts of a banjo. FIGURE 1-5: The banjo pot (as seen from the back).

2 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: To tune the banjo in G tuning using relative tuning, you fret a str...FIGURE 2-2: Using an electronic clip-on tuner makes tuning easier. FIGURE 2-3: Piano notes and their corresponding strings on the banjo.

3 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: For a comfortable fit, try attaching the strap below the neck and t...FIGURE 3-2: Getting the strap out of the way when it's time to put the banjo in...FIGURE 3-3: Two different ways to wear a strap. FIGURE 3-4: Erin (a), Jody (b), and Bill (c) show three different ways to enjoy...FIGURE 3-5: Erin (a), Jody (b), and Bill (c) use straps for standing while play...FIGURE 3-6: Getting a good left-hand position: Relaxing the left hand (a), posi...FIGURE 3-7: Here's how your hand looks fretting the D7 (a) and C (b) chords. No...FIGURE 3-8: The chord diagram for a C chord. FIGURE 3-9: Chord diagrams for G, D7, and C chords. FIGURE 3-10: Up-the-neck chord diagram for a D7 chord, featuring a fretted 5th ...FIGURE 3-11: Strum along to “She'll Be Comin'Round the Mountain.”

4 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: 4/4 time signature. TAB 4-1: Understanding rhythm indications and strumming chords to “She'll Be Co...FIGURE 4-2: Ghosting the C chord (a) and fretting the C chord (b). FIGURE 4-3: Finding the G-major scale on the 3rd string. FIGURE 4-4: Finding the D-major scale on the 4th string. FIGURE 4-5: The G-major scale on the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st strings. FIGURE 4-6: The G-major scale on all four strings. TAB 4-2: The five lines on the banjo tab staff represent the five banjo strings...TAB 4-3: Numbers on the tab staff lines show open and fretted notes.TAB 4-4: Tablature for G, C, and D7 chords.TAB 4-5: Quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in banjo tab.TAB 4-6: Combining quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes (Audio Track 8).TAB 4-7: Playing the pinch pattern with G, C, and D7 chords (Audio Track 9).TAB 4-8: Playing “She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain” using the pinch pattern ...TAB 4-9: Playing “Worried Man Blues” using the pinch pattern (Audio Track 11).TAB 4-10: Playing “Man of Constant Sorrow” using the pinch pattern (Audio Track...

5 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: A West African banjo (called an ekonting ) (a) and a late 19th centu...FIGURE 5-2: Resting the right-hand thumb against the 5th string (a); striking t...TAB 5-1: Clawhammer right-hand melody note exercise 1 (Audio Track 13).TAB 5-2: Clawhammer right-hand melody note exercise 2 (Audio Track 14).TAB 5-3: Clawhammer right-hand brush exercise (Audio Track 15).FIGURE 5-3: Bringing the thumb to rest against the 5th string (a); raising the ...TAB 5-4: Clawhammer right-hand brush and 5th-string exercise (Audio Track 16).TAB 5-5: Basic clawhammer technique exercise 1 (Audio Track 17).TAB 5-6: Basic clawhammer technique exercise 2 (Audio Track 18).TAB 5-7: Using clawhammer technique for the G, C, and D7 chords (Audio Track 19...TAB 5-8: “Boil Them Cabbage Down” with clawhammer accompaniment (Audio Track 20...TAB 5-9: “Worried Man Blues” with clawhammer accompaniment (Audio Track 21).FIGURE 5-4: Comparing a flatpick (left) and a thumbpick (right). FIGURE 5-5: Comparing different kinds of thumbpicks. FIGURE 5-6: Proper placement of a thumbpick on the right-hand thumb. FIGURE 5-7: Fitting the fingerpicks on the right-hand index and middle fingers....FIGURE 5-8: Comparing different kinds of fingerpicks. FIGURE 5-9: Adjusting the bend of the fingerpick blade by pushing on a tabletop...FIGURE 5-10: Follow these steps to find a good right-hand bluegrass position. TAB 5-10: Right-hand thumb bluegrass exercise (Audio Track 22).TAB 5-11: Right-hand index and middle finger bluegrass exercise (Audio Track 23...FIGURE 5-11: Picking with the right-hand thumb (a), index finger (b), and middl...TAB 5-12: The alternating thumb roll with G, C, and D7 chords (Audio Track 24).TAB 5-13: The forward-reverse roll with G, C, and D7 chords (Audio Track 25).TAB 5-14: The forward roll with G, C, and D7 chords (Audio Track 26).TAB 5-15: Accompanying “Boil Them Cabbage Down” using forward-reverse, forward,...TAB 5-16: Accompanying “Worried Man Blues” using forward rolls (Audio Track 28 ...

6 Chapter 6TAB 6-1: Playing 3rd-string slides: 2nd to 4th fret, 2nd to 3rd fret, and 3rd t...TAB 6-2: Playing 4th-string slides: 4th to 5th fret and 2nd to 5th fret (Audio ...TAB 6-3: Playing 1st-string slides: 4th to 5th fret and 2nd to 5th fret (Audio ...TAB 6-4: Playing 4th-, 3rd-, and 1st-string hammer-ons (Audio Track 32).FIGURE 6-1: The wrong (a) and correct (b) way to position your left-hand finger...TAB 6-5: Playing fretted hammer-ons on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings (Audio Tra...TAB 6-6: Playing open-string pull-offs on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th strings (Audio ...FIGURE 6-2: Positioning the fingers for a fretted pull-off (a); position of fin...TAB 6-7: Playing fretted pull-offs on the 3rd, 1st, and 4th strings (Audio Trac...FIGURE 6-3: The finger positions before (a) and after (b) playing a Foggy Mount...TAB 6-8: Playing chokes on the banjo: Foggy Mountain choke, choke and release, ...TAB 6-9: Playing basic clawhammer technique (Audio Track 37).TAB 6-10: Playing the alternating thumb, forward-reverse, and forward rolls in ...TAB 6-11: Playing 3rd-string slides in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 39).TAB 6-12: Playing 1st-string slides in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 40).TAB 6-13: Playing 4th-string slides in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 41).TAB 6-14: Playing open-string hammer-ons in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 42).TAB 6-15: Playing fretted hammer-ons in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 43).TAB 6-16: Playing 4th-string pull-offs in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 44).TAB 6-17: Playing 3rd-string pull-offs in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 45).TAB 6-18: Playing 1st-string pull-offs in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 46).TAB 6-19: Playing the special clawhammer pull-off in clawhammer banjo (Audio Tr...TAB 6-20: Playing the Foggy Mountain choke in clawhammer banjo (Audio Track 48)...TAB 6-21: Playing slides with the alternating thumb roll (Audio Track 49).TAB 6-22: Playing slides with the forward-reverse roll (Audio Track 50).TAB 6-23: Playing slides with the forward roll (Audio Track 51).TAB 6-24: Playing hammer-ons with the alternating thumb roll (Audio Track 52).TAB 6-25: Playing hammer-ons with the forward-reverse roll (Audio Track 53).TAB 6-26: Playing hammer-ons with the forward roll (Audio Track 54).TAB 6-27: Playing pull-offs with the alternating thumb roll (Audio Track 55).TAB 6-28: Playing slides and pull-offs with the forward-reverse roll (Audio Tra...TAB 6-29: Playing hammer-ons and pull-offs with the forward roll (Audio Track 5...TAB 6-30: Playing chokes with the forward roll (Audio Track 58).

7 Chapter 7TAB 7-1: Playing “Worried Man Blues” the clawhammer way (Audio Track 59).TAB 7-2: Playing “Worried Man Blues” in the bluegrass style (Audio Track 60).TAB 7-3: “Worried Man Blues” the clawhammer way with slides, hammer-ons, and pu...TAB 7-4: Playing “Worried Man Blues” in bluegrass style with slides, hammer-ons...TAB 7-5: Clawhammer arrangement of “Boil Them Cabbage Down” (Audio Track 63).TAB 7-6: Bluegrass arrangement of “Boil Them Cabbage Down” (Audio Track 64).TAB 7-7: Clawhammer arrangement of “Cripple Creek” (Audio Track 65).TAB 7-8: Bluegrass arrangement of “Cripple Creek” (Audio Track 66).TAB 7-9: Clawhammer arrangement of “Goodbye Liza Jane” (Audio Track 67).TAB 7-10: Bluegrass arrangement of “Goodbye Liza Jane” (Audio Track 68).TAB 7-11: Clawhammer arrangement of “Ground Hog” (Audio Track 69).TAB 7-12: Bluegrass arrangement of “Ground Hog” (Audio Track 70).

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