Contents:

About the Author
Introduction

Chapter 1: Music Review

Lesson 1: How to Read Tablature
Lesson 2: Time
Lesson 3: Banjo Fretboard

Chapter 2: Music Theory

Lesson 1: Intervals
Lesson 2: The Circle of 5ths

Chapter 3: Chord Construction

Lesson 1: Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Triads
Lesson 2: Diatonic Triads
Lesson 3: Diatonic 7th Chords
Lesson 4: More Chords
Lesson 5: Putting the Chords to Use
Red River Valley

Chapter 4: Major Scales in Closed Positions

Lesson 1: Closed-Position Major Scales
Lesson 2: Closed-Position Major-Scale Exercises
Lesson 3: Closed-Position Fiddle Tunes
Blackberry Blossom
Arkansas Traveler

Chapter 5: Minor Scales in Closed Positions

Lesson 1: Three Minor Scales
Lesson 2: Minor-Scale Exercises
Lesson 3: Minor-Scale Tunes
Pretty Little Dog

Chapter 6: Melodic Scale Patterns

Lesson 1: Melodic-Style Major-Scale Exercises
Lesson 2: Melodic-Style Minor-Scale Exercises
Lesson 3: Combining Melodic Style and Single-String Style

Chapter 7: Using Single-String Scales to Work Out Melodic-Style Tunes

Lesson 1: Deconstructing Blackberry Blossom
Blackberry Blossom (Part A)
Blackberry Blossom (Part B)

Chapter 8: Combining Rolls with Melodic and Single-String Style

Lesson 1: Deconstructing Brilliancy
Brilliancy
Lesson 2: Deconstructing Forked Deer

Chapter 9: Pentatonic and Blues Scales

Lesson 1: The Major Pentatonic Scale
Lesson 2: The Minor Pentatonic Scale
Lesson 3: The Blues Scale
Lesson 4: Using Blues Scales
Lesson 5: Blues Licks over 1, 4, and 5 Chords
Lesson 6: Melodic-Style Pentatonic and Blues Scales
Katy Hill
Nine Pound Hammer
Lesson 7: Modal Tunes
Kitchen Girl
June Apple

Chapter 10: Strategies for Playing in Keys Other Than G, C, and D

Lesson 1: The Key of F
Banks of the Ohio
Lesson 2: The Key of E
Wreck of the Old 97
Lesson 3: The Key of B-flat
New River Train
Done Gone

Appendix
Banjo Mutes
Modes
Banjo Amplification
Conclusion
Additional Resources