Mel Bay Publications
Level : Beginning-Intermediate

This is a handy reference manual for five-string banjo players who are interested in the three-finger style of playing. Designed to give a quick explanation of the proper or most common method for playing the banjo in various situations. Sections include Banjo Set Up, Playing Basics, Chords, 3-Finger Picking, Up the Neck, The Melodic Style, Back-Up, Song Endings, and Playing in Any Key. In tablature. The companion CD is a stereo, play-along recording.

Bile Em Cabbage Down      
Blackberry Blossom      
Bully Of The Town      
Cripple Creek      
Cumberland Gap      
Do Lord, Oh Do Lord      
Fire On The Mountain      
Fisher's Hornpipe      
Goodnight Ladies      
John Henry      
Just Because      
Little Maggie      
Mama Don't Allow      
May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister?      
Old Macdonald Had A Farm      
Red Haired Boy      
Reuben      
She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain      
Soldier's Joy      
The Dusty Miller      
The Gray Goose      
Wildwood Flower      
Wreck Of The Old '97