• The Complete 5-String Banjo Method by Ned Luberecki

    Ned Luberecki's highly anticipated 3-Volume banjo method is now available with separate books for beginning, intermediate and mastering banjo, which are also available as a set of three.

    Van Nuys, Calif. — Alfred Publishing has announced the release of a three-book series by Ned Luberecki titled The Complete 5-String Banjo Method. The series covers Beginning, Intermediate, and Mastering Banjo.

    Tunes are presented in tablature notation and suggested chords.

    Online video and audio is included for all three books, as well as a DVD for the Beginning Banjo book in the series. Sample pages and audio clips are available on the Alfred Publishing web site at the link below.

    Contents of each book

    The Complete 5-String Banjo Method: Beginning Banjo

    About the Author
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Music Review
    Lesson 1: How to Read Tablature
    Lesson 2: Time
    Lesson 3: Banjo Fretboard
    Chapter 2: Connecting the Licks
    Lesson 1: Introduction to Improvising
    Lesson 2: Rolling Through the Changes
    Lesson 3: The Rolling Lick in G
    Lesson 4: Variations for C and D
    Generic Bluegrass Song (No. 1)
    Lesson 5: Lead-Ins and Tag Licks
    Generic Bluegrass Song (No. 2)
    Lesson 6: Nine Pound Hammer
    Nine Pound Hammer
    Chapter 3: Up the Neck
    Lesson 1: The Sally Goodin Position
    Cumberland Gap
    Lesson 2: The 10th-Fret Choke
    Lesson 3: Up-the-Neck C and D Licks
    Lesson 4: Lonesome Road Blues
    Lonesome Road Blues
    Lesson 5: More Up-the-Neck Variations
    Good Ol’ Mountain Dew
    Lesson 6: Sally Goodin
    Sally Goodin Part A (Melody Only)
    Sally Goodin Part B (Melody Only)
    Sally Goodin
    Chapter 4: Moveable Chord and Double-Stop Positions
    Lesson 1: Finding the Chord Positions
    Lesson 2: Finding the 1, 4, and 5 Chord Groupings
    Lesson 3: Double-Stop Positions
    Lesson 4: Using Double Stops over a Chord Progression
    Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
    Lesson 5: Double-Stop Licks
    Lesson 6: Double Stops for Other Chords
    Lesson 7: Using Double Stops in Songs
    Little Maggie (Down-the-Neck Solo)
    Little Maggie (Up-the-Neck Solo)
    The Bells of St. Mary’s (Down-the-Neck Solo)
    The Bells of St. Mary’s (Up-the-Neck Solo)
    Chapter 5: Backup
    Lesson 1: Advanced Vamping
    Lesson 2: Playing Fills
    Lesson 3: 6th and 7th Chord Fills
    Red River Valley
    Nine Pound Hammer
    Lesson 4: Position-Shifting Fills
    Lesson 5: More Up-the-Neck Backup Licks
    Lesson 6: Putting the Backup Licks Together
    Lesson 7: Rolling-Style Backup
    Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (Rolling Backup)
    Chapter 6: Intro to Single-String Style
    Lesson 1: Thumb and Index
    Lesson 2: Left-Hand Coordination
    Single County Breakdown
    Lesson 3: Moveable Single-String Licks
    Follow Me to Reno
    Chapter 7: Melodic Style
    Lesson 1: Melodic Style Scales in G, C, and D
    Lesson 2: Melodic-Style Tunes in G
    Turkey in the Straw
    Blackberry Blossom
    Lesson 3: Melodic-Style Tunes in D
    Whiskey Before Breakfast (No. 1)
    Liberty
    Lesson 4: Melodic-Style Tunes in C
    Whiskey Before Breakfast (No. 2)
    Billy in the Low Ground
    Lesson 5: Incorporating Melodic Style into Your Playing
    Generic Bluegrass Song with Melodic Licks
    Lesson 6: Combining Styles
    Cherokee Shuffle
    Cherokee Shuffle (Up-the-Neck Version)
    Appendix
    D-Tuners
    Home Sweet Home
    The Nashville Number System
    Conclusion
    Additional Resources


    The Complete 5-String Banjo Method: Intermediate Banjo

    About the Author
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Music Review
    Lesson 1: How to Read Tablature
    Lesson 2: Time
    Lesson 3: Banjo Fretboard
    Chapter 2: Connecting the Licks
    Lesson 1: Introduction to Improvising
    Lesson 2: Rolling Through the Changes
    Lesson 3: The Rolling Lick in G
    Lesson 4: Variations for C and D
    Generic Bluegrass Song (No. 1)
    Lesson 5: Lead-Ins and Tag Licks
    Generic Bluegrass Song (No. 2)
    Lesson 6: Nine Pound Hammer
    Nine Pound Hammer
    Chapter 3: Up the Neck
    Lesson 1: The Sally Goodin Position
    Cumberland Gap
    Lesson 2: The 10th-Fret Choke
    Lesson 3: Up-the-Neck C and D Licks
    Lesson 4: Lonesome Road Blues
    Lonesome Road Blues
    Lesson 5: More Up-the-Neck Variations
    Good Ol’ Mountain Dew
    Lesson 6: Sally Goodin
    Sally Goodin Part A (Melody Only)
    Sally Goodin Part B (Melody Only)
    Sally Goodin
    Chapter 4: Moveable Chord and Double-Stop Positions
    Lesson 1: Finding the Chord Positions
    Lesson 2: Finding the 1, 4, and 5 Chord Groupings
    Lesson 3: Double-Stop Positions
    Lesson 4: Using Double Stops over a Chord Progression
    Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
    Lesson 5: Double-Stop Licks
    Lesson 6: Double Stops for Other Chords
    Lesson 7: Using Double Stops in Songs
    Little Maggie (Down-the-Neck Solo)
    Little Maggie (Up-the-Neck Solo)
    The Bells of St. Mary’s (Down-the-Neck Solo)
    The Bells of St. Mary’s (Up-the-Neck Solo)
    Chapter 5: Backup
    Lesson 1: Advanced Vamping
    Lesson 2: Playing Fills
    Lesson 3: 6th and 7th Chord Fills
    Red River Valley
    Nine Pound Hammer
    Lesson 4: Position-Shifting Fills
    Lesson 5: More Up-the-Neck Backup Licks
    Lesson 6: Putting the Backup Licks Together
    Lesson 7: Rolling-Style Backup
    Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (Rolling Backup)
    Chapter 6: Intro to Single-String Style
    Lesson 1: Thumb and Index
    Lesson 2: Left-Hand Coordination
    Single County Breakdown
    Lesson 3: Moveable Single-String Licks
    Follow Me to Reno
    Chapter 7: Melodic Style
    Lesson 1: Melodic Style Scales in G, C, and D
    Lesson 2: Melodic-Style Tunes in G
    Turkey in the Straw
    Blackberry Blossom
    Lesson 3: Melodic-Style Tunes in D
    Whiskey Before Breakfast (No. 1)
    Liberty
    Lesson 4: Melodic-Style Tunes in C
    Whiskey Before Breakfast (No. 2)
    Billy in the Low Ground
    Lesson 5: Incorporating Melodic Style into Your Playing
    Generic Bluegrass Song with Melodic Licks
    Lesson 6: Combining Styles
    Cherokee Shuffle
    Cherokee Shuffle (Up-the-Neck Version)
    Appendix
    D-Tuners
    Home Sweet Home
    The Nashville Number System
    Conclusion
    Additional Resources



    The Complete 5-String Banjo Method: Mastering Banjo

    About the Author
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Music Review
    Lesson 1: How to Read Tablature
    Lesson 2: Time
    Lesson 3: Banjo Fretboard
    Chapter 2: Music Theory
    Lesson 1: Intervals
    Lesson 2: The Circle of 5ths
    Chapter 3: Chord Construction
    Lesson 1: Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Triads
    Lesson 2: Diatonic Triads
    Lesson 3: Diatonic 7th Chords
    Lesson 4: More Chords
    Lesson 5: Putting the Chords to Use
    Red River Valley
    Chapter 4: Major Scales in Closed Positions
    Lesson 1: Closed-Position Major Scales
    Lesson 2: Closed-Position Major-Scale Exercises
    Lesson 3: Closed-Position Fiddle Tunes
    Blackberry Blossom
    Arkansas Traveler
    Chapter 5: Minor Scales in Closed Positions
    Lesson 1: Three Minor Scales
    Lesson 2: Minor-Scale Exercises
    Lesson 3: Minor-Scale Tunes
    Pretty Little Dog
    Chapter 6: Melodic Scale Patterns
    Lesson 1: Melodic-Style Major-Scale Exercises
    Lesson 2: Melodic-Style Minor-Scale Exercises
    Lesson 3: Combining Melodic Style and Single-String Style
    Chapter 7: Using Single-String Scales to Work Out Melodic-Style Tunes
    Lesson 1: Deconstructing Blackberry Blossom
    Blackberry Blossom (Part A)
    Blackberry Blossom (Part B)
    Chapter 8: Combining Rolls with Melodic and Single-String Style
    Lesson 1: Deconstructing Brilliancy
    Brilliancy
    Lesson 2: Deconstructing Forked Deer
    Chapter 9: Pentatonic and Blues Scales
    Lesson 1: The Major Pentatonic Scale
    Lesson 2: The Minor Pentatonic Scale
    Lesson 3: The Blues Scale
    Lesson 4: Using Blues Scales
    Lesson 5: Blues Licks over 1, 4, and 5 Chords
    Lesson 6: Melodic-Style Pentatonic and Blues Scales
    Katy Hill
    Nine Pound Hammer
    Lesson 7: Modal Tunes
    Kitchen Girl
    June Apple
    Chapter 10: Strategies for Playing in Keys Other Than G, C, and D
    Lesson 1: The Key of F
    Banks of the Ohio
    Lesson 2: The Key of E
    Wreck of the Old 97
    Lesson 3: The Key of Bb
    New River Train
    Done Gone
    Appendix
    Banjo Mutes
    Modes
    Banjo Amplification
    Conclusion
    Additional Resources

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