Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play

"The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the banjo ... Alfred's Basic 5-string Banjo Method 1 provides a new approach to learning banjo that features clear, well-paced instruction. Learning to play has neve been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Methods - the best choice for today's beginning banjo students. Book 1 features: How to hold your banjo ; Tuning your banjo ; Right- and left-hand techniques ; Instructions on how to read TAB (tablature) ; Chords and strum patterns ; Tablature for every song ; Photos and diagrams ; Available CD [not included with book] includes 60 minutes of recordings performed by Dick Weissman that demonstrate all the exercises and songs in the book."--Back cover