Learn to Play Clawhammer Banjo - Lesson 1 Working in G and double-C tuning, Bob details the downstroking techniques that characterize the clawhammer sound. You'll combine the basics with hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and double-thumbing to add style and complexity to your playing.
Learning to Hear Chord Changes DVD by Murphy Henry For many people, learning to hear chord changes is one of the hardest parts of learning to play bluegrass. No matter what instrument you are trying to play. And even if you hear when a chord changes, what chord does it change to? And how do you know?
Mel Bay Complete Bluegrass Banjo Method The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style (one note at a time), how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style.
In this lesson, Jake teaches the magic of the harmonized major scale as well as how to harmonize a melody in your solos. Banjo players at the beginner/intermediate level will get lots to work with from Jake’s Modern Banjo Techniques DVD.
