Beginner Banjo Lessons

Get started on the banjo! Easy banjo instruction that anyone can learn to do!

The five-string banjo is a great instrument, and it's a lot of fun to play. You can strum the banjo, you canpick the banjo, you can sing with it, and you can jam with it. So what are you waiting for? Whether you want to play bluegrass, folk or old-time music, any of these lessons will get you off to a great start!

"The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful." -Steve Martin

Bluegrass Slow Jam for the Total Beginner A Super-Easy, No-Fail Play-Along Session
Taught By: Pete Wernick
Two Hour DVD, includes chords and lyrics

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You can get into this bluegrass jam session even if you’ve never tried it before. All you need to know are four basic chords to be able to play along with the band!
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Learn To Play Clawhammer Banjo - DVD1 Lesson One: The Basics
Taught By: Bob Carlin
60-minute DVD, includes tab

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Bob Carlin gets you started in old-time banjo from the beginning! Working in G and double-C tuning, he details the downstroking techniques that characterize the clawhammer sound.
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Learn To Play Clawhammer Banjo - DVD 2 Lesson Two: Intermediate Level
Taught By: Bob Carlin
50-minute DVD, includes tab

Bob Carlin explores the intricacies of old-time clawhammer banjo for players ready to move beyond the basics. He presents a variety of classic tunes and techniques, each broken down in careful detail and enhanced by Bob’s tried-and-true playing tips and advice.
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Learn To Play Clawhammer Banjo - Two DVD set
Taught By: Bob Carlin
Two-DVD, includes tab booklets

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Bob Carlin builds technique from the ground up, covering all the chords, scales, tunings, right-hand essentials and other basics needed to get the real old-time sound.
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Five String Banjo For Beginners DVD
Taught By: Happy Traum
90-minute DVD, Includes music and tab

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The emphasis of this easy, hands-on lesson is on traditional folk picking styles and song accompaniment, and almost anyone can do it. Newcomers to the five-string banjo will be playing and singing along with Happy Traum within minutes!
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Play Bluegrass Banjo By Ear
Taught By: Bill Keith
60-minute DVD

This unique lesson in basic music theory will help you find melody and harmony notes and understand the banjo fingerboard in a way that will open up vast possibilities for your playing.
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Jens Kruger's Banjo Method for Beginners An Easy and Joyful Way to Start Picking
Taught By: Jens Kruger
90 minute DVD Tab file on DVD to view or print

With Uwe Kruger, Guitar and Joel Landsberg, Bass

Here's a completely different approach to learning to play the banjo: it’s liberating, inspiring and will allow anyone to make music in minutes. Even if you already play the banjo there will be revelations here for you.
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How To Play The 5-String Banjo DVD Taught By: Pete Seeger
60-minute DVD, Includes tab book

Take a lesson with America's most beloved banjo picker! You'll learn the techniques Pete uses to make songs come alive-- up-picking, frailing, whamming, double-thumbing, hammering-on and pulling-off, two- and three-finger picking and more.
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Beginning Bluegrass Banjo
Taught By: Pete Wernick
100 Minute DVD, includes tab

You may never have touched a banjo before, but Pete will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this user-friendly DVD. This is the perfect course for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo from scratch.
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Get Rolling An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo
Taught By: Pete Wernick
60-minute DVD, includes chords and lyrics

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An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo. Pete will have you playing along in the very first minutes!
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