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Welcome to Breakthrough Banjo!

As you may know, this course is designed to provide you the most efficient, effective, and fun path to learning fingerstyle banjo. As such, it’s important to understand how to navigate through the course materials.

Below you will find the course contents divided into 4 sections, which are:

Getting Started (“Banjo Basics”). This includes the stuff that’s good to know before you get started plucking your first string in an upward fashion. While the order in which you consume each lesson isn’t critical, it is recommended that you complete this section before moving onto the Primary Learning Modules.

Primary Learning Modules. This is where the meat of your learning will occur, where you will progressively acquire picking skills of increasing complexity on your way to making amazing sounds on your instrument. Based on the Brainjo Method, these lessons are designed to be moved through in sequential order. Furthermore, each lesson will provide you the criteria to be met before moving onto the next lesson. Resist the temptation to rush through these modules, as your future success depends heavily on building a solid foundation from the beginning.

Supplemental Knowledge. This section contains supplemental knowledge about music and the banjo that’s important to know, but needn’t be consumed in order (unlike the Primary Learning Modules), and many of the topics will become increasingly relevant as your skills grow. Feel free to visit this section at any point.

Learning Resources. From jamming with the jam tracks, to working on developing you ear, to the Vault – a growing library of song tutorials for you to add to your growing repertoire – this contains stuff to help you reinforce and grow your fingerpicking skills, and to just relax and have a good time with the world’s greatest instrument!

The Brainjo Virtual Classroom. A new feature launched in Dec. 2018, the virtual classroom hosts regular live workshops on essential topics for banjo players, as well as step by step song tutorials. Click here to learn more about the Virtual Classroom.

You will see additional content appear in these areas as time goes on.

Banjo Basics

Module 1 Banjo Basics
The "Banjo Basics" Module reviews what you need to know before getting started plucking your first banjo string.
Lesson 1 The Breakthrough Banjo Course Orientation
Lesson 2 Holding the Banjo
Lesson 3 All About Fingerpicks
Lesson 4 Banjo Type: Resonator or Openback?
Lesson 5 Banjo Strings
Lesson 6 How To Change A Banjo String
Lesson 7 Proper Picking Hand Position
Lesson 8 Fearless Fretting
Lesson 9 Tuning the Banjo
Lesson 10 How To Use The Practice Exercises
Lesson 11 Anatomy of Fingerstyle Banjo
Lesson 12 The Brainjo Tune Learnin' System
Lesson 13 Beats for Banjo - the metronome killer
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Primary Learning Modules

Module 1 The Mighty Thumb
In this module, you'll learn how to develop a dextrous and dependable thumb, the most pivotal appendage in the world of banjo pickery. We'll begin by reviewing the basic picking motion, then get cranking with some tune exercises to help mold a mighty thumb.
Lesson 1 The Thumb Strike
Lesson 2 The Thumb Squared (thumb & fifth)
Module 2 First Chords
In this lesson, you'll learn your first 3 chords in standard G tuning, unlocking the door to playing a surprising number of tunes!
Lesson 1 Your First Chords
Module 3 The Index Finger
In this module we'll start getting the index finger in on the action, greatly expanding the range of potential amazing sounds we can make on the banjo!
Lesson 1 The Index Pinch
Lesson 2 Thumb Lead Banjo!
Module 4 3 Finger Banjo
In this module, we'll start add our 3rd and final finger, fretting hand techniques, and then dive into the nitty gritty of the various 3 finger styles of banjo.
Lesson 1 3 Finger Banjo - the MIDDLE finger!
Lesson 2 The BAR Chord
Lesson 3 Introduction to Fretting Hand Techniques
Lesson 4 Fretting Hand Technique #1: The Hammer On
Lesson 5 Fretting Hand Technique #2: The Slide
Lesson 6 Fretting Hand Techniques #3: The Pull Off
Lesson 7 Fretting Hand Techniques: Practice Exercises
Module 5 Module 5: Scruggs style banjo
In this module series, you'll learn the essential elements of Scruggs style banjo, and then how to use that knowledge to "Scruggs-ify" any arrangement.
Lesson 1 Scruggs Style Banjo, Part 1
Lesson 2 Scruggs Style Banjo, part 2
Lesson 3 Scruggs Style Banjo: Practice Exercises
Module 6 New chord shapes and playing backup
In these modules, you'll learn new moveable chord shapes, and we'll review some simple strategies for playing some really effective backup.
Lesson 1 The "F" and "D" shape chords
Lesson 2 Stupid Simple Backup, Part 1
Lesson 3 Stupid Simple Backup, Part 2
Module 7 How To Play By Ear
Learning to play by ear is the single best way to accelerate your development as a player, and something that ANYONE can learn how to do. In this series of lessons, we'll break down the process of playing by ear into a series of steps anyone can master.
Lesson 1 How To Play By Ear, Part 1: How to Hear Chord Changes
Lesson 2 How To Play By Ear, Part 2: Finding the Melody
Lesson 3 How To Play By Ear, Part 3: Building A Complete Arrangement from Scratch
Lesson 4 The Playing By Ear Laboratory
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Supplemental Knowledge

Module 1 Reading the Tabs
Unfamiliar with the conventions of banjo tab? Click here to learn more about how to read them.
Lesson 1 Reading the Tabs
Module 2 The "Labyrinth" Practice Technique
In this module, you'll learn a simple but remarkably effective practice technique that can dramatically shorten the amount of time it takes you to learn new skills and tunes.
Lesson 1 The "Labyrinth" Practice Technique
Module 3 How To Tune To Any Tuning

In this module, you'll learn exactly how to get your banjo into any new tuning you might encounter, and learn some practical music theory along the way. 

Lesson 1 How To Tune The Banjo To Any Tuning
Module 4 The "Laws of Brainjo"
The "Immutable Laws of Brainjo" is a series of articles, written in partnership with the Banjo Hangout, that outlines the principles of Brainjo. While the Brainjo Method has been "baked in" to the course materials, understanding the theoretical principles behind it will allow you reap even more benefits from the course and your practice sessions
Lesson 1 The Laws of Brainjo - Deconstructing the Art & Science of Effective Practice
Module 5 Module 4: Singing and Playing
There's a very long tradition of banjoists singing and playing with the banjo, and rightly so - it's some of the most fun you can have as a banjo player! In this module, we'll cover the ins and outs of how to provide simple and tasteful backup to the human voice (whether you're doing the singing, or someone else!)
Lesson 1 Playing and Singing Tutorial and Demo: 2-finger thumb lead style
Lesson 2 How To Play & Sing
Module 6 Essential Music Theory for the Banjo Player
Wouldn't it be great if there was a course on music theory that just focused on the useful bits, and showed you precisely how to use them? Well, now there is! In this module, I'm dumping every bit of useful music theory from my brain to yours, including the specific situations where it's most applicable for the clawhammer banjo player.
Lesson 1 Essentials of Music Theory for the Banjo Player, Part 1
Lesson 2 Essentials of Music Theory for the Banjo Player, Part 2
Lesson 3 Essentials of Music Theory for the Banjo Player, the conclusion
Module 7 9 Ways To Practice Smarter

In the 9 Ways To Practice Smarter video workshop and ebook, you'll learn the fundamental principles for how to apply the lessons of neuroscience to make the most of your practice time. 

Lesson 1 9 Ways To Practice Smarter
Module 8 The Elements of Tone

Learn how all of the various components of the banjo contribute to its sound, and how to adjust them to your liking!

Lesson 1 The Elements of Tone
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Learning Resources

The Virtual Classroom

The virtual classroom hosts regular live workshops on essential topics for banjo players, as well as step by step song tutorials. Click here to learn more about the Virtual Classroom.

The Lick Library

“Licks” are an essential part of the Scruggs banjo sound. In the “Lick Library,” you’ll learn what licks are, how and when to use them, and review in detail the classic lead-in, fill, backup, and tag licks. Click here to check out the Lick Library (be sure to download the PDF of all the licks).

Beats for Banjo practice tool (the metronome killer!)

I recently created a new tool, Beats for Banjo, which replaces the metronome tracks that used to be here. Why? Because it’s more effective and more fun! Click here to check it out, and watch the video where I review 9 different ways to use it.

The “Vault” – Your Song Learning Library

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The Tab “Walk-Through” Videos

A new feature launched in Dec. 2018, in these videos, which originally air live in the Virtual Classroom, I walk step-by-step through one of the tabs in the Vault. Click here to check them out.

Module 1 The Vault - Melody Lines
Learning any new song should always start with making sure you know the basic melody. It's also critical to the process of building your ear. In this module, you'll find the basic melodies for all the songs in the course, both sung and played on the banjo, along with the tab for the basic melody on the banjo.
Lesson 1 Melody lines for banjo, voice, and in tab
Module 2 2 Finger Thumb Lead Vault
The arrangements here are intended to help reinforce the skills you learned up through the "Thumb Lead Banjer" lesson, and give you some more great songs to play!
Lesson 1 8 More Miles To Louisville
Lesson 2 Amazing Grace
Lesson 3 Angelina Baker
Lesson 4 Arkansas Traveler
Lesson 5 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 6 Cotton Eyed Joe
Lesson 7 Cripple Creek
Lesson 8 Cumberland Gap
Lesson 9 Darling Corey
Lesson 10 Groundhog
Lesson 11 Handsome Molly
Lesson 12 Julianne Johnson
Lesson 13 Keep on the Sunny Side
Lesson 14 Lazy John
Lesson 15 Little Maggie
Lesson 16 Miss McLeod's Reel
Lesson 17 Mountain Dew
Lesson 18 Pretty Polly
Lesson 19 Raleigh & Spencer
Lesson 20 Red River Valley
Lesson 21 She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain
Lesson 22 Sourwood Mountain
Lesson 23 Short Life of Trouble
Lesson 24 Shortnin' Bread
Lesson 25 Sugar Babe / Red Rocking Chair
Lesson 26 Wild Bill Jones
Lesson 27 You Are My Sunshine
Module 3 3-finger Banjo Vault
Your library of 3 finger style arrangements. Level 2 arrangements will only include techniques covered through the first 3 finger banjo learning module, while level 3 arrangements will also include techniques covered in the Bluegrass Banjo learning module.
Lesson 1 8 More Miles to Louisville (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 2
Lesson 2 8 More Miles to Louisville (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 3 All the Good Times are Past and Gone, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 4 Amazing Grace (3 finger tutorial) - Brainjo level 2
Lesson 5 Amazing Grace (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 6 Angelina Baker, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 7 Arkansas Traveler, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 8 The Ballad of Jed (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 9 Banjo in the Hollow, 3 finger, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 10 Bile Dem Cabbage Down (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 2
Lesson 11 Bile Dem Cabbage Down (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 12 Bill Cheatham, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 13 Billy in the Lowland, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3-4
Lesson 14 Blue Ridge Cabin Home (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 2
Lesson 15 Blue Ridge Cabin Home (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 16 Buffalo Gals, 3 finger banjo (Brainjo level 3)
Lesson 17 Bury Me Beneath the Willow (3 finger banjo), Brainjo Level 2
Lesson 18 Bury Me Beneath the Willow (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 19 Coal Creek March (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 20 Coke Oven March (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 2
Lesson 21 Cripple Creek, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 22 Cripple Creek, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 23 Cumberland Gap, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 24 Cumberland Gap, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 25 East Tennessee Blues, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 26 Fireball Mail, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 27 Fireball Mail, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 28 Foggy Mountain Top, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 29 Foggy Mountain Top, 3 finger, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 30 Goodnight Irene, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 31 Home Sweet Home (3 finger banjo), Brainjo level 3
Lesson 32 I'll Fly Away, 3 finger banjo (Brainjo level 2)
Lesson 33 I'll Fly Away, 3 finger banjo (Brainjo level 3)
Lesson 34 John Brown's Dream, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 35 John Hardy, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 36 John Hardy, 3 finger, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 37 John Henry, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 38 John Henry, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 39 Let Me Fall, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 40 Lonesome Road Blues, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 41 Lonesome Road Blues, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 42 Long Journey Home, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 43 Mountain Dew, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 44 New River Train, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 45 New River Train, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 46 Nine Pound Hammer, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 47 Nine Pound Hammer, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 48 Old Joe Clark, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 49 Pretty Polly, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 50 Red River Valley, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 51 Redwing, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 52 Sailor's Hornpipe, 3 finger banjo, 3 finger banjo
Lesson 53 Salty Dog, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 54 Salty Dog, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 55 Shady Grove, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 56 Shortnin Bread, 3 finger banjo (Brainjo level 3)
Lesson 57 Stoney Point, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3-4
Lesson 58 Soldier's Joy, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 59 You Are My Sunshine, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Module 4 3 Finger Banjo - Christmas & Holiday Collection
This module includes arrangements and video tutorials for music of the holidays. These are great songs for learning early on, as many will be melodies that you know very well.
Lesson 1 Angels We Have Heard on High, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 2 Angels We Have Heard on High, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 3 Deck the Halls, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 4 Deck the Halls, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3-4
Lesson 5 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 7 Good King Wenceslas, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 8 Good King Wenceslas, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 9 Hark the Herald, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 10 Hark the Herald, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 11 Jingle Bells, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 12 Jingle Bells, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 13 Joy to the World, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 14 Jolly Ol' Saint Nicholas, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 15 Jolly Ol' Saint Nicholas, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 16 Joy to the World, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 17 Oh Come All Ye Faithful, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 18 Oh Come All Ye Faithful, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 19 Silent Night, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 20 Silent Night, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 21 Up on a Housetop, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 22 Up on a Housetop, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Lesson 23 We Three Kings, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 2
Lesson 24 We Three Kings, 3 finger banjo, Brainjo level 3
Module 5 2 Finger Vault - Old Time Classics

Here you'll find tabs and tutorials for classic tunes and songs of old-time music. 

Lesson 1 Angelina Baker
Lesson 2 Big Eyed Rabbit
Lesson 3 Big Liza
Lesson 4 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine
Lesson 5 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 6 Cold Frosty Morning
Lesson 7 Cumberland Gap (in D)
Lesson 8 Georgia Railroad
Lesson 9 Golden Slippers
Lesson 10 Gospel Plow
Lesson 11 Julianne Johnson
Lesson 12 June Apple
Lesson 13 Liberty
Lesson 14 Little Sadie
Lesson 15 Mississippi Sawyer
Lesson 16 Nail That Catfish To A Tree
Lesson 17 Ragtime Annie
Lesson 18 Redwing
Lesson 19 Rock the Cradle, Joe
Lesson 20 Shoes and Stockings
Lesson 21 Soldier's Joy
Lesson 22 Spotted Pony
Lesson 23 St. Anne's Reel
Lesson 24 Sugar Hill
Lesson 25 Train on the Island
Lesson 26 Waterbound (aka Stay All Night)
Lesson 27 Willie Moore
Module 6 2 Finger Vault - Bluegrass Standards

Here you'll find tabs and tutorials for bluegrass standards. 

Lesson 1 Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow
Lesson 2 All The Good Times Are Past & Gone
Lesson 3 The Ballad of Jed (Beverly Hillbillies Theme)
Lesson 4 Bile Dem Cabbage Down
Lesson 5 Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Lesson 6 Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Lesson 7 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 8 Cripple Creek (2 finger)
Lesson 9 Cumberland Gap
Lesson 10 Earl's Breakdown
Lesson 11 Feast Here Tonight
Lesson 12 Foggy Mountain Top
Lesson 13 Long Journey Home
Lesson 14 Man of Constant Sorrow
Lesson 15 Old Joe Clark
Lesson 16 Rocky Top
Lesson 17 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Lesson 18 Tom Dooley
Lesson 19 Wabash Cannonball
Lesson 20 Whiskey Before Breakfast
Module 7 2 Finger Vault - Fan Favorites
Songs for bringing down the house with only 2 fingers.
Lesson 1 8 More Miles To Louisville
Lesson 2 Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow
Lesson 3 All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
Lesson 4 Amazing Grace
Lesson 5 Arkansas Traveler
Lesson 6 The Ballad of Jed (Beverly Hillbillies Theme)
Lesson 7 Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree
Lesson 8 Cold Frosty Morning
Lesson 9 Cripple Creek
Lesson 10 Darling Corey
Lesson 11 Gospel Plow
Lesson 12 Keep on the Sunny Side
Lesson 13 Lazy John
Lesson 14 Mountain Dew
Lesson 15 Pretty Polly
Lesson 16 Red River Valley
Lesson 17 Redwing
Lesson 18 Rocky Top
Lesson 19 Waterbound
Lesson 20 Wild Bill Jones
Lesson 21 You Are My Sunshine
Module 8 2 Finger Vault - Mountain Modal

Classic songs in "modal" (gDGCD) tuning. 

Lesson 1 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 2 Cold Frosty Morn
Lesson 3 The Cuckoo
Lesson 4 Little Sadie
Lesson 5 Pretty Polly
Lesson 6 Shady Grove
Module 9 2 Finger Vault - Traditional Folk

Classic, timeless, transcendent music for the people, by the people. 

Lesson 1 Buffalo Gals
Lesson 2 The Cuckoo
Lesson 3 Darling Corey
Lesson 4 Goodnight Irene
Lesson 5 Gospel Plow
Lesson 6 Johnson Boys
Lesson 7 Lazy John
Lesson 8 Man of Constant Sorrow
Lesson 9 Oh Susanna
Lesson 10 Old Kentucky Home
Lesson 11 Railroad Bill
Lesson 12 Raleigh and Spencer
Lesson 13 Red River Valley
Lesson 14 Redwing
Lesson 15 Shady Grove
Lesson 16 Star of Munster
Lesson 17 Star of the County Down
Lesson 18 Tom Dooley
Lesson 19 Walking Cane
Lesson 20 Waterbound
Lesson 21 Wayfaring Stranger
Lesson 22 White House Blues
Lesson 23 Wild Rover
Lesson 24 Yankee Doodle
Module 10 2 Finger Banjo - Holiday Collection

The songs of the season in just 2 fingers!

Lesson 1 The 12 Days of Christmas
Lesson 2 Bar-b-cue
Lesson 3 Christmas Is Near
Lesson 4 White Christmas
Lesson 5 Winter Wonderland
Module 11 3 Finger Vault - Bluegrass Standards

Classic hits of Scruggs banjo. 

Lesson 1 Blackberry Blossom
Lesson 2 The Ballad of Jed
Lesson 3 8 More Miles To Louisville
Lesson 4 All the Good Times are Past and Gone
Lesson 5 Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Lesson 6 Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Lesson 7 Clinch Mountain Backstep
Lesson 8 Cripple Creek
Lesson 9 Cumberland Gap
Lesson 10 Fireball Mail
Lesson 11 Foggy Mountain Top
Lesson 12 Home Sweet Home
Lesson 13 I'll Fly Away
Lesson 14 John Hardy
Lesson 15 John Henry
Lesson 16 Little Maggie
Lesson 17 Lonesome Road Blues
Lesson 18 Long Journey Home
Lesson 19 Nine Pound Hammer
Lesson 20 Old Joe Clark
Lesson 21 Rocky Top
Lesson 22 Salt River
Lesson 23 Salty Dog
Lesson 24 Wabash Cannonball
Module 12 3 Finger Vault - Traditional Folk

Traditional songs for the people, by the people. 

Lesson 1 Been All Around This World
Lesson 2 Big Rock Candy Mountain
Lesson 3 Big Sciota
Lesson 4 Blue Moon of Kentucky
Lesson 5 Buffalo Gals
Lesson 6 Darling Nellie Grey
Lesson 7 Goodnight Irene
Lesson 8 GumTree Canoe
Lesson 9 Hard Times
Lesson 10 Hills of Mexico
Lesson 11 Miller's Will
Lesson 12 Oh Susanna
Lesson 13 Paradise
Lesson 14 Pretty Polly
Lesson 15 Red River Valley
Lesson 16 Shady Grove
Lesson 17 Short Life of Trouble
Lesson 18 Walking Cane
Lesson 19 Waterbound
Lesson 20 White House Blues
Lesson 21 Wildwood Flower
Lesson 22 Willow Garden
Lesson 23 Undone in Sorrow
Module 13 3 Finger Vault - Fan Favorites

Songs for bringing down the house. 

Lesson 1 8 More Miles To Louisville
Lesson 2 All the Good Times are Past and Gone
Lesson 3 Amazing Grace
Lesson 4 America the Beautiful
Lesson 5 Andy Griffith Theme ("The Fishin' Hole")
Lesson 6 Big Rock Candy Mountain
Lesson 7 Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Lesson 8 Big Sciota
Lesson 9 Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Lesson 10 Clinch Mountain Backstep
Lesson 11 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 12 Foggy Mountain Top
Lesson 13 Hard Times
Lesson 14 I'll Fly Away
Lesson 15 In My Life
Lesson 16 Paradise
Lesson 17 Pretty Polly
Lesson 18 Rainbow Connection
Lesson 19 Red River Valley
Lesson 20 Shady Grove
Lesson 21 Redwing
Lesson 22 Waterbound
Lesson 23 Wildwood Flower
Lesson 24 You Are My Sunshine
Lesson 25 Let It Be
Module 14 3 Finger Vault - Solo Fingerstyle Classics

Classic tunes written by banjo players for banjo players. 

Lesson 1 Banjo in the Hollow
Lesson 2 Baptist Shout
Lesson 3 Coal Creek March
Lesson 4 Coke Oven March
Lesson 5 John Greer's Two-Step
Lesson 6 Marching Jaybird
Lesson 7 Needlecase
Module 15 3 Finger Vault - Mountain Modal

Classic songs in "modal" (gDGCD) tuning. 

Lesson 1 Cluck Ol' Hen
Lesson 2 Little Sadie
Lesson 3 Pretty Polly
Lesson 4 Shady Grove
Module 16 3 Finger Vault - Fiddle Tunes

Classic fiddle tunes arranged for the 5-string. 

Lesson 1 Angelina Baker
Lesson 2 Arkansas Traveler
Lesson 3 Barlow Knife
Lesson 4 Billy in the Lowland
Lesson 5 Black Jack Grove
Lesson 6 Boatman
Lesson 7 Chinquapin Hunting
Lesson 8 East Tennessee Blues
Lesson 9 Georgia Railroad
Lesson 10 Golden Slippers
Lesson 11 Hog Eyed Man
Lesson 12 John Brown's Dream
Lesson 13 Johnson City Rag
Lesson 14 Julianne Johnson
Lesson 15 June Apple
Lesson 16 Liberty
Lesson 17 Miss McLeod's Reel
Lesson 18 Nail that Catfish to a Tree
Lesson 19 Natchez Under the Hill
Lesson 20 Ragtime Annie
Lesson 21 Rock the Cradle, Joe
Lesson 22 Sail Away Ladies
Lesson 23 Sailor's Hornpipe
Lesson 24 Salt River
Lesson 25 Sara Armstrong's Tune
Lesson 26 Shoes and Stockings
Lesson 27 Shortnin' Bread
Lesson 28 Soldier's Joy
Lesson 29 Spotted Pony
Lesson 30 St. Anne's Reel
Lesson 31 Stoney Point
Lesson 32 Sugar Hill
Module 17 2 Finger Vault - Easy But Awesome Songs

A collection of songs that aren't too challenging to play, but that sound fantastic, along with step by step tab tutorial videos.

Great for adding to your repertoire early on. 

Lesson 1 Amazing Grace
Lesson 2 The Cuckoo
Lesson 3 Long Journey Home
Lesson 4 Pretty Polly
Lesson 5 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Lesson 6 Worried Man Blues
Lesson 7 Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Lesson 8 You Are My Sunshine
Module 18 3 Finger Vault - Easy But Awesome Songs

A collection of songs that aren't too challenging to play, but that sound fantastic, along with step by step tab tutorial videos.

Great for adding to your repertoire early on. 

Lesson 1 8 More Miles To Louisville
Lesson 2 Amazing Grace
Lesson 3 Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Lesson 4 Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Lesson 5 Long Journey Home
Lesson 6 Pretty Polly
Lesson 7 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Lesson 8 Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Lesson 9 Worried Man Blues
Lesson 10 You Are My Sunshine
Module 19 3 Finger Vault - Pop & Rock

Want to play pop and rock "radio" hits on your banjo? Of course you do!

Lesson 1 Dancin' in the Moonlight
Lesson 2 I And Love And You
Lesson 3 In My Life
Lesson 4 Let It Be
Lesson 5 Superman
Lesson 6 Sweet Home Alabama
Lesson 7 Swept Away
Lesson 8 Tiny Dancer
Lesson 9 The Weight
Module 20 2 Finger Vault - Pop - Rock

Pop and Rock songs for 2 finger thumb lead banjo.

Lesson 1 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Lesson 2 Time To Move On
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The Jam Dojo

Click here to enter the Jam Dojo, containing the ultimate banjo backup tracks, where you can work on your entire gamut of developing skills (playing solos, changing chords, playing backup, jamming, improvising, and so on).

The Ear Laboratory

Click here to enter the “Playing by” Ear Laboratory, containing exercises plus an ongoing video lesson series. Everything you need to learn to play by ear! (recommended to start after completing the 3 Primary Lesson modules on playing by ear.

Singing & Playing Tutorials

In these videos, which are an extension of the learning modules on playing and singing, and part of the live Brainjo Virtual classroom series of workshops, we’ll walk step by step by how to play and sing a song inside of The Vault.

Click here to view the Playing & Singing Tutorial video archive.

Coming to the Learning Resources section: “Rolling” backup, and many more song tutorials in the Vault.

Questions? Contact me at josh@fingerstylebanjo.com


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