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A Guide for the Claw-less!. Composed by Dan Levenson. Banjo: Clawhammer, Bluegrass, Folk, Old Time, Method. Clawhammer/Frailing. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #20190BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.20190BCDEB).
ISBN 9781610658553. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the way we play, not the way others say. It begins as though you really do not know how to play the five-string banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have never held a banjo), this book assumes no prior experience. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo, then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left-hand positions, and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb. You are guided through the chords, the scale, and then the individual notes of each of the 12 jam session favorite tunes from scratch. Includes audio recordings available for download online with all exercises, tunes (slow and up to speed), and a fiddle version of each.
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A Guide for the Claw-less!. Composed by Dan Levenson. Banjo: Clawhammer, Bluegrass, Folk, Old Time, Method. Clawhammer/Frailing. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #20190BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.20190BCDEB).
ISBN 9781610658553. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the way we play, not the way others say. It begins as though you really do not know how to play the five-string banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have never held a banjo), this book assumes no prior experience. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo, then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left-hand positions, and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb. You are guided through the chords, the scale, and then the individual notes of each of the 12 jam session favorite tunes from scratch. Includes audio recordings available for download online with all exercises, tunes (slow and up to speed), and a fiddle version of each.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Clawhammer From Scratch: A Guide for the Claw-less
Beginning at the Beginning
Basic Structure of this Book
Banjo Basics
Knowing Your Banjo
Tablature
With Your banjo on Your (holding your banjo)
Left Arm and Left Hand Position
Right Hand and Arm Position
Tuning I
Fretting the Notes
Tuning II - Other Tuning Methods
The Tuning Fork; Pitch pipe
Double Thumb
The Metronome Chords
Tab - Example 4 - Brush Thumb Exercise
The Fiddle Tune and Old Time Banjo
Your First Tune: Spotted Pony
Tab - Example 5 - Brush Thumb Spotted Pony - chorded version
Double - Thumb II - Finger to individual strings
Tab - Example 6 - Double Thumb exercise - individual strings
Tab - Example 7 - Double Thumb exercise - 1st to 4th
Tab - Example 8 - Double Thumb exercise - 4th to 1st
Tab - Example 9 - Double Thumb exercise - 4th to 1st to 4th, 1st to 4th to 1st
Your First Scales
Tab - Examples 10 & 11 - Basic and Extended double C scales
Tab - Example 12 - Extended C Plus Scale
Double Thumb Spotted Pony in C
Tab - Example 13 - Double Thumb Spotted Pony in C
Tuning III - Double D Tuning
CAPO
Review in D
Tabs - Examples 14 & 15 - Chords in D; Chorded Pony in D
Tab - Example 16 - Double D scale
Tab - Example 17 - Double Thumb Spotted Pony in D
Rest of the Tunes - The Double Thumb Collection
Angelina Baker (Angeline the Baker) - Double thumb version
Arkansas Traveler - Double thumb version
Forked Deer - Double thumb version
Fortune - Double thumb version
Mississippi Sawyer - Double thumb version
Old Molly Hare - Double thumb version
Over the Waterfall - Double thumb version
Rock the Cradle Joe - Double thumb version
Soldier's Joy - Double thumb version
Spotted Pony - Double thumb version
West Fork Gals - Double thumb version
Year of Jubilo (Lincoln's Gunboats) - Double thumb version
Drop Thumb
Tab - Example 18 - Drop Thumb 1-2-1-5 Example
Tab - Example 19 - Drop Thumb Exercise
Tab - Example 20 - Brush Thumb, Drop Thumb Spotted Pony
Tab - Example 21 - Drop Thumb D scale
Drop Thumb Collection
Angelina Baker (Angeline Baker) - Drop thumb version
Arkansas Traveler - Drop thumb version
Forked Deer - Drop thumb version
Fortune - Drop thumb version
Mississippi Sawyer - Drop thumb version
Old Molly Hare - Drop thumb version
Over the Waterfall - Drop thumb version
Rock the Cradle Joe - Drop thumb version
Soldier's Joy - Drop thumb version
Spotted Pony - Drop thumb version
West Fork Gals - Drop thumb version
Year of Jubilo (Lincoln's Gunboats) - Drop thumb version
Beyond Basics
Single Thumb
Tabs - Example 22 & 23 - Single thumb examples
Tab - Example 24 - Single thumb exercise
Tab - Example 25 - Single Thumb Brush Thumb Pony in D
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