Five-string banjo enthusiasts who play in the stroke, clawhammer or guitar styles will enjoy these 50 melodic, tab-only arrangements. The collection is unique in that it includes reels, polkas, jigs, hornpipes, minstrel songs, ballads, light classics, and a Christmas tune - nearly all in C tuning with the fourth string a step lower than the typical 5-string G tuning. Well-known classical and popular composers: Beethoven, Foster, and Vivaldi, plus collector/historian-authors: Converse, Emmett, Howe, Kerr, O'Neill, and Ryan - are all represented in this book.

With the exception of two Twiss originals, the music was chosen from sources available circa 1840-1890. Some of these settings can be used as accompaniment to unison singing; all are designed to lie well on the 5-string fretboard for optimal playability. Using a custom-built fretted, nylon-string banjo, the author has provided online recordings of every tune for ease of learning.

Publisher

Mel Bay Publications

Arranger

Tim Twiss

Instrument

Banjo

Format

Banjo TAB

Binding

Sftcvr|Online Audio

Pages

56

ISBN

9781513468662

Stock code

MB30991M

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