DVD - Five String Banjo for Beginners

Teaches traditional folk picking styles and song accompaniment. Happy starts with the basics: how to hold and tune the banjo, basic chords and strumming and picking patterns. Working in open G and C you'll learn accompaniment techniques, ways to pick out melodies, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and other techniques. Songs include: "Down in the Valley," "Handsome Molly," "Cumberland Gap," "Jesse James," "Black-Eyed Susie," more. Chord/tab included as either booklet or PDF file on the disc. 90 min.