You Can Teach Yourself Banjo

Book info: You Can Teach Yourself Banjo (Paperback, 116 pages – Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2017) – Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2017. Language: Eng.

This is the ideal beginner’s book, presenting the basics of the 5-string banjo in a way that is both fun and easy. Janet Davis takes you on an extensive tour of this instrument’s fundamental techniques, as well as some intermediate possibilities including rolls, chords, bluegrass banjo techniques, playing up the neck, licks, endings, and other basics needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Thorough performance notes are provided from beginning to end, revealing the secrets of this versatile instrument. Includes access to online audio and video.