Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo

Download or read book Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo features 22 classic old-time favourites, specially arranged for 5-string Banjo. The distinctive sound of the 5-string Banjo is most usually associated with folk, country and bluegrass music. In this book you’ll find a superb collection of traditional songs that lend themselves perfectly to a variety of Banjo styles. Each song has been chosen and arranged to make the most of the instrument’s unique capacity for rolling rhythms and flexible fingerpicking patterns. Song list: - Auld Lang Syne - All Through The Night - Amazing Grace - Danny Boy - Home On The Range - The Black Velvet Band - The Midnight Special - She Moved Through The Fair - Loch Lomond - My Grandfather's Clock - My Wild Irish Rose - On Top Of Old Smoky - Sam Hall - Scarborough Fair - Shady Grove - St. James Infirmary - Sweet Betsy From Pike - There's A Hole In My Bucket - Wayfaring Stranger - What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor - Wild Mountain Thyme - The Yellow Rose Of Texas