MB93335BCD - Mel Bay Frailing the 5-String Banjo
Book & CD
- $21.95
This is a book for
genuine banjo lovers.
Full of beautiful
photos and hand-sketched tabs, this highly acclaimed text
presents a systematic method for playing the unique "frailing"
banjo style.
"Old-time
mountain banjo" is taught with clarity and expertise.
In tablature only.
The compact disc
is in split-track format, allowing the student to play along
with the old-time string band or the frailing banjo parts.
It also includes
Eric Muller's concise teaching.
Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1: Some Preliminary Notes
Chapter 2: The Basic Frailing Motion
Chapter 3: Adding the Thumb and 5th String to the Basic Frailing
Motion
Chapter 4: The Brush Stroke
Chapter 5: The Pull-Off
Chapter 6: Hammering
Chapter 7: Some Songs
Chapter 8: Drop-Thumb Frailing
Chapter 9: The Roll
Chapter 10: The Triplet
Chapter 11: Some More Songs
Chapter 12: Melodic Drop-Thumb Frailing
Appendices
Appendix A: Tuning the Banjo
Appendix B: Chord Diagrams
Appendix C: Discography
Alphabetical Index of Songs
Multiple Levels
