Starting Banjo. (c)2006 David Raleigh Arnold Not to be sold. p2 of 3 [0-123] Practice each many times. "/" is a repeated beat. || = the end. G / D7 / G / D7 / || G / C / G / C / || G / C / D7 / / / || [0-4] Repeat signs = ||:twice:|| ||: G / C / G / D7 / G / C / G D7 G / :|| Learning to keep time *is* learning to read music, *and a lot more*. Practice as slowly as you can in order to build and maintain control. [1-1] (g) is the 3rd string. Sound it with the RH thumb. Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 Stop the sound String:|(g) | | | || on "1". Note: | O | O | O | O || = Double bar = end. | | | | || Precedes any count. | | = Bar = Whatever is next is on count one, *always*. If you played example [1-1] correctly, you counted 1234 four times and each time when you said "1" you played the open 3rd string. o = Half note. Give it a time value of 2 counts. [1-2] | Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 Stop the sound String:|(g) | | | || on "1". Note: | o o | o o | o o | o o || | | | | | | | | | | | | || [1-3] Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 String:|(g) | | | || Note: | o o | O | o o | O || | | | | | | | | || (b) = open 2nd string. Use right hand index finger. The left side of tip (side next to thumb) moves as straight across a string to sound it as the thumb does. Keep the index well to the right of the thumb. Put the thumb on the (g) string. Never touch the head of the banjo. [1-4] Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 String:|(b) | | | | = This is not a double Note: | O | o o | O | o o | bar and not the end. Go | | | | | | | | | to the next line... Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 Stop the (b) | | | || sound Note: o o | o o | O | O || on "1". | | | | | | | || [1-5] Count: 1 2 3 4 1 Pitch: b | g g g g | g b | g g g || Note: O | * * * * | o o | * * o || | | | | | | | | | | | | || [1-6] Count: 1 2 3 4 1 Pitch: g b b | b b b | g g g | g || Note: o * * | * * o | o * * | O || | | | | | | | | | | | | ||