Mel Bay Publications
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.
This package 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