Mel Bay Publications
Level: Beginning
In notes and tablature

This is a landmark instructional text on bluegrass banjo. Written by the legendary Sonny Osborne, it presents the basics needed to successfully play bluegrass banjo (G tuning).
A special bonus is the inclusion of seven favorite songs for banjo solo.


The Banjo:

• The Left Hand
• The Right Hand - Position, Fingering, Picks
• Bridge
• Strings
• Tuning the Banjo
• 'D' Tuning
• Another Way to Tune
• The Rudiments of Music
• Notes on the First String (D)
• Notes on the Second String (B)
• Notes on the Third String (G)
• Notes on the Fourth String (D)
• The Fifth String (G)
• Preparatory Songs
• Hammers
• Pull-Offs
• Double-Hammers
  
  

Bluegrass Solos:

• Sonny's Breakdown
• Old Joe Clark
• Sonny's Chimes
• Red Wing
• Cumberland Echoes
• John Henry
• The Bird

The Bluegrass Style Chords:

• The Major Chords
• The Minor Chords
• The Seventh Chords
• The Diminished Chords
• The Augmented Chords