Five-String Banjo For Beginners by Happy Traum

Beginning five-string banjoists will pick and sing along with Happy Traum within minutes with his clear, easy, hands-on lessons. He starts with the basics - the parts of the banjo, how to hold and tune it - and quickly moves on to teach two-chord melodies to country and folk tunes in traditional banjo style. You'll learn right-hand picking patterns, hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs and more essential skills to use in hundreds of songs, including the favorites taught here: "My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains," "Handsome Molly," "Cumberland Gap," "Jesse James," "Black-Eyed Susie" and "Banks of the Ohio."