Starting out with your first 5-String Banjo Lessons

Following are our beginning 5-String Banjo lessons...be sure to pay close attention to developing good habits from the start. It's highly recommended to hire a qualified teacher that can make sure you're starting with the correct positions. If you do not have one available nearby, you can also consider an instructional video that teaches proper positioning along with many other essential 5-String Banjo techniques such as offered in: "Introduction to the 5-String Banjo".

Beginner to Advanced 5-String Banjo Lessons	Books & DVDs
How to Read Tablature for 5-String Banjo Banjo Lesson #1 Holding the Banjo Banjo Lesson #1b Tuning Your 5-String Banjo Banjo Lesson #1bb Right-Hand Positioning Banjo Lesson #1c Basic Chording Techniques Banjo Lesson #1d Your First Chord Progression Banjo Lesson #1e Your Second Chord Progression Banjo Lesson #2 (Forward Rolls) Banjo Lesson #2b (Forward Rolls with Chords) Banjo Lesson #3 (Alternating Rolls) Banjo Lesson #3b (Alternating Rolls with Chords) Banjo Lesson #4 (Forward/Reverse Rolls) Banjo Lesson #4b (Forward/Reverse Rolls with Chords) Banjo Lesson #5 (Reverse Rolls) Banjo Lesson #5b (Reverse Rolls with Chords) Banjo Lesson #6 Adding A Melody Banjo Lesson #7 Starting with the Basic Melody Banjo Lesson #8 Key of C Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #9 Key of G Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #10 Key of D Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #11 Key of D Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #12 Key of A Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #13 Key of A Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #14 Key of E Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #15 Key of E Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #16 Key of Bb Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #17 Key of Bb Scale Studies Banjo Lesson #18 Learning Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs Exercises for Further Development Banjo Exercises 1 (Chromatic Studies) General Information Banjo Maintenance (Care and Feeding of Your New Banjo) Practice Tips 5-String Banjo G Tuning Standard Sound File Beginner Melodies "Ode to Joy" Key of G Beginner Level "Old Joe Clark" Key of G Beginner Level "Eighth of January" Key of D Beginner Level Intermediate Melodies "Dixie" Key of G Intermediate Level "Dixie" Key of D Intermediate Level Advanced Melodies "Ode to Joy" Key of G Advanced Level "Red Haired Boy" Key of G Advanced Single String Style "Loch Lavan Castle" Key of Am Advanced Single String Style "Sailor's Hornpipe" Key of G Advanced Single String Style "Whiskey Before Breakfast" Key of G Advanced Single String Style Melodic (Keith Style) Banjo Lessons Support Tabs for Video Instructional "Introduction to the 5-String Banjo"

Buy the DVD: Introduction to the 5-String Banjo Learn to play the 5-String Banjo! A perfect introduction to the 5-String Banjo. Covers everything the beginner needs to know to get started on the Banjo. From proper positioning for the right and left hands to great songs that will make your 5-String Banjo truly sing for both soloing and accompanying within jam sessions or playing completely by yourself. This is a unique 5-String Banjo instructional DVD for it takes the student beyond just learning bluegrass, for it also demonstrates and teaches how the banjo can be applied to many other styles including: folk, classical, ragtime, rock and even jazz.