Product Number:
20790MEB
Format:
eChart + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Multiple Levels
Notation Type:
Tab
Pages:
4
Binding:
eBook
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
5/5/2025
Over 190 licks and picking patterns at your fingertips for the 5-string banjo! Quickly and easily select picking patterns by chord to substitute in songs you already play or combine patterns of your choice to create your own arrangements. The licks are organized and grouped by type, use, and by chord for on-the-spot improvising, arranging, and for changing a song you already know to make it "yours!"
This easy to follow Picking Patterns Chart includes: traditional bluegrass licks and popular variations, roll patterns and variations, melodic style patterns, common up the neck licks, back up licks and moveable patterns for any chord, "famous" patterns by chord, licks identified from songs, moveable patterns by shape, licks for specific chords, pick up notes to begin a song, and popular endings. This easy-to-follow layout is also organized for study. Students who follow this chart in order, from the first lick to the last, will find that it also teaches 'lick' theory as it pertains to the identification, development, and applications of licks in a brief, easy-to-understand method. A suggested exercise on how to improvise completes the chart.
This chart fills a gap in understanding and applying banjo licks for all level players. It builds on the knowledge base of 5-string banjo students using an easy-to-follow layout by pattern type and technique. AND is fun and easy to use! For all levels, especially intermediate players in standard G tuning, Key of G. Includes access to online audio.
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