G’day! In this Soldier’s Joy: Banjo Lesson, we’ll take a look at the melody of the tune on the 5-string for the advancing intermediate picker, focusing on both the 3 finger single-string & melodic techniques. Soldier’s Joy is a traditional fiddle tune in the key of D and for this arrangement we are in standard open G tuning. It is a popular session tune; while this arrangement presents a challenge for the technique, with this melodic break up your sleeve, you’ll be able to put those pesky fiddle & mandolin players in their place!
The first video lesson is available free below.The full lesson is available to members, which:
- Includes 2 video lessons;
- Includes the PDF tab for the entire break;
- Also includes MP3 play-along & backing tracks for 3 tempos.
The PDF tab & notation only is also available to purchase separately below:
Lesson #1:
- Learn the break for part A;
- Work through each measure, focusing on the left hand position, finger choice & right hand technique;
- Slow tempo play through part A.
Lesson #2:
- Learn the break for part B;
- Work through each measure, focusing on the left hand position, finger choice & right hand technique;
- Slow tempo play through part B.
- Slow play through the entire form (A A B B).
Soldier’s Joy: Banjo Lesson #2
Lesson #3:
Members Only- MP3 play-along & backing tracks at 3 tempos.