Over The Waterfall arranged for the 5-string banjo in a melodic style. Two breaks, down the neck & up the neck. Go to lesson...
Tag Archives: Standard Tuning ‘gDGBD’
Foggy Dew, The: Melodic Banjo
Traditional English ballad arranged for the 5-string arranged by Heath. Two breaks, the first is down the neck and the second ventures beyond the 12th fret (Tab only – no video lesson or recording). Updated Dec 2020. 🙂
Blarney Pilgrim, The: Melodic Banjo
The Blarney Pilgrim: a 3 part, traditional Irish jig. Arranged for the 5-string banjo. Go to lesson...
Ash Grove, The: Beginner Melodic Banjo
“The Ash Grove”, a traditional Welsh Air, arranged for the 5-string banjo. In a melodic style, this pretty tune is played at a slow tempo and a great starting point for the beginner melodic player. Go to lesson...
The Swallowtail Jig: Melodic Banjo
Video Lesson
Learn how to play this melodic style arrangement of The Swallowtail Jig on the 5 string banjo in this video lesson. Arranged for the 5 string, in this version, there are two breaks. The first is down the neck, the second ventures way up the neck! Standard open G tuning (gDGBD). Go to lesson...
Drowsy Maggie: Melodic Banjo
A melodic banjo arrangement of the traditional Irish reel “Drowsy Maggie” for the 5-string banjo. Arranged by Heath Joyce, there are 2 breaks in this version. The first is down the neck, a fairly straight ahead take on the melody, while the second is up the neck and a little more intricate. Go to lesson...
Black Nag, The: Melodic Banjo
A 3-finger, melodic banjo arrangement of “The Black Nag” for the 5-string banjo. Arranged by Heath Joyce, there are 2 breaks in this version. In the Key of Am, played in standard open G tuning, the first break is down the neck, while the second ventures further up the neck.