5-String Bluegrass Banjo Lessons

A Complete Course in Mastering the 5-String Bluegrass Banjo

Table of Contents:

1. How to Read The Tablature
2. Timing and The Metronome
3. Right Hand Fundamentals:
   1. The Pinch
   2. The Alternating Thumb Roll Pattern
   3. The Forward Roll Pattern
   4. The Reverse Roll Pattern
   5. The Backward Roll Pattern
   6. The Drop-Thumb Technique
   7. The Single String Playing Technique
   8. Combining Rolls
   9. Vamping
4. Left Hand Fundamentals
   1. Hammer-On
   2. Pull-Off
   3. Push-Off
   4. Slide
   5. Choke
   6. Combining Left Hand Techniques
5. Chords
6. Standard Licks/Fills/Lead-in Runs
7. Endings
8. Lead Playing
9. Speed Drills
10. Improvisation
11. Backup Playing
12. Melodic Style Playing
13. Dynamics
14. Syncopation
15. Songs
16. Play Along Backup Songs
17. Recommended Books and CD's