The style of melodic banjo allows for intricate melody playing on the 5-string, with a very smooth or legato sound. Fiddle tunes can be played note for note, in a way that flows over the banjo neck. In this introduction to the style, we’ll cover:

• The basics of the technique;
• Introduce the scale positions commonly used in standard G tuning;
• Cover the single-string technique basics;
• Work through several exercises;
• And finally, put it all together with a pretty tune ‘Boulavogue’.