Tag Archives: Key of E

All For Me Grog: Banjo Lesson

In this lesson, we’ll take a look at the rollicking traditional English sailor’s drinking song, All For Me Grog. This arrangement is played in the key of E (double C tuning – capo 4) but can easily be transposed with the capo (see below). It’s a raucous and rowdy pub sing-along, and this arrangement on the 5-string banjo uses the 3-finger style of playing, with two variations, one each for both the melody and backup. 

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Amazing Grace: Fingerstyle Guitar

In this lesson we’ll look at a beautiful fingerstyle arrangement of Amazing Grace. There are two variations, a basic version plus a more advanced version, both suitable for the intermediate picker. The guitar is tuned in Drop D and for this lesson I’ve used the capo at fret 2, putting us in the key of E. Go to lesson...