Mel Bay Publications
Mel Bay - Fun with the Banjo
Level : Beginning

This is a very popular beginner's text for 5-string banjo.
Written in C tuning, it shows basic chords, includes instructions for tuning and positioning, and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming.

Includes the companion CD, which is in stereo play-along format and contains each song from the book, along with tuning instructions.

Songs

• Buffalo Gals      
• Darling Nellie Gray      
• Down In The Valley      
• Good Night Ladies      
• Hand Me Down My Walking Cane      
• Home On The Range      
• I've Been Working On The Railroad      
• In The Evening By The Moonlight      
• Little Annie Rooney      
• Long, Long Ago      
• My Bonnie      
• Oh! Susanna      
• Oh, My Darling Clementine      
• On Top Of Old Smoky      
• Our Boys Will Shine Tonight      
• Red River Valley      
• She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain      
• Skip To My Lou      
• The Blue Tail Fly      
• The Marines Hymn      
• The Old Grey Mare      
• There Is A Tavern In The Town  

• Fun with the Banjo
• My First Banjo Picking Songs
• How To Play Banjo