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The Key to the 5-String Banjo



This volume will not lecture about “good” or “bad”  playing habits, nor will it be concerned specifically with how anyone else “does it.” There are many books on the market which already have a pleasing amount of songs, licks and phrases. It is assumed that you have had access to a good instructor and have your favorite players. It is also presumed that you have a basic grasp of the three-finger picking technique. It is advised that the prospective student review the three basic major and minor chord forms before proceeding. These basic major and minor chord forms are essential.

Book Contents

Major And Minor Chord Form
The Total View & Pentatonic
Example #1
Five Positions Of G/EM
Pattern Exercises & Fingering
Exercises On G/EM
Song: Sally Johnson
Song: Traditional Irish Tune
Position Shifts
Example #2 C/AM
Example #3 D/BM
Exercises On G-C-D
The Dominant Seventh
Example #4 G7
G7 Blues Exercises


You can purchase any of Stephen's books by contacting him at:

Stephen Bland P.O. Box 1335 Main Post Office
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 2N2
e-mail: info@playjazzbanjo.com

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