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254 pages, soft cover, spiral bound.
Special autographed cloth hard bound editions available by
request.
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR FIVE
STRING BANJO was first self published in 1982. Now, it
has been entirely reformatted in publishing quality music
notation, graphics, photography and typography. The second
edition, greatly improved and expanded, is perhaps the most
thorough study of five string banjo technique and theory ever
written. Major, minor, pentatonic, whole tone, diminished
and blues scales are given in all keys through one and two
octaves, then over the entire fingerboard in all 12 keys.
Arpeggios of twenty six chord types are similarly given in
all keys in two octaves or the entire fingerboard. A fiddle
tune, original jazz composition and a classical piece are
examples of the practical use of scales and arpeggios. There’s
Arkansas Traveller in twelve keys, Blackwolf, Pat Cloud’s
be-bop tune, and the Fugue from J. S. Bach’s Violin
Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005––15 pages. All exercises
and examples are in both standard music notation (with the
conjoined annotation as used in the Mel Bay publication BANJO
PICKING––A Complete Method) and tablature.
The thirty four page text introduces
the reader to the banjo, the styles of music which can be
learned, how to build scales, modes, chords, and music theory.
There are guidelines on use of the book, practice routines
and true musicianship.
Charts, diagrams and moveable scale
patterns and appendices with melodic patterns, rhythms, picking
and fretting hand coordinational exercises, chord symbols
and more make this book an invaluable resource. In its entirety,
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR FIVE STRING BANJO will, with diligent
study and application, enable you to become a master musician
on the banjo.
The G tuning is used, providing
great facility in the areas dealt with, but the C tuning is
also discussed.
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Second Edition of SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR FIVE STRING BANJO
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Those interested stand to lose a maximum of only $1.00 for
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