Melodic Style 5-String Banjo

This lecture is on playing 2 examples of a basic G scale on the Banjo. The 1st example is a simple single string G scale and the 2nd is the melodic style G scale to show you the difference between both techniques

In this lecture you will learn a melodic arrangement of the classic folk tune Hard Aint It Hard. This is a good song to learn because it has a generic Bluegrass chord progression and will give you a sense of how to use the melodic scale to play solos on many traditional Bluegrass tunes.

In this lecture you will learn how to play a melodic arrangement of the fiddle tune Cripple Creek. This arrangement uses basic positions of the melodic G scale and will serve as a great alternate solo if you have already learned the Scruggs Style version of the tune! This tune is usually played in the key of A so it would be recommended to practice with a capo on the 2nd fret after you learn it in G

This is an arrangement of the fiddle tune Boil Them Cabbage Down using the basic melodic G scale. This lesson will demonstrate how to use the scale to play a simple melody.

In this lecture you will learn Melodic phrases using the G scale over G, C and D chords. This lesson will help you understand how to create your own licks and phrases to build solos and improvise over chord progressions.

In this lecture you will learn how to extend the G scale further up the fretboard so you have access to more melody notes.

This lecture is on how to learn the classic American fiddle tune Turkey In The Straw. This is a really fun melodic arrangement that blends with Scruggs style.

This lecture is how to play the popular fiddle tune Dixie Hoedown. This is a great tune to learn because it is in the key of G and a very popular tune to play at jam sessions

This lesson is about learning the classic irish fiddle tune Devils Dream. This is a great fiddle tune that lays out well on the banjo. Being from the 1600s it is one of the older tunes to learn. This tune is usually in the key of A so I would recommend practicing it with your capo on 2nd fret after learning it in G

This lecture is about learning the Fiddle Tune June Apple. This is a fun tune in the Mixolydian mode which features the flatted 7th note of the scale. That give the tune more of an Appalachian sound. this tune is generally in the key of A so be sure to practice it with the capo in the 2nd fret after learning it in G!

This lecture is about how to play the Circular Scale Pattern for the Key of G. This is a great pattern to use while improvising

This lecture is how to improvise with the Melodic Scale using repetition of Scale degrees. It is important to note that any of these scale exercises can be used on any scale of any key. Try these types of exercises with the C and D Scale in the course also!

This lesson is about how to play The C major Scale. It is important to learn how to play Scales in other keys than G because many fiddle tunes are in the Key of C, D or A.

This is a lecture for learning how to play the popular fiddle tune Boston Boy in the key of C

This lecture is about how to play the Melodic D Major Scale.

This is a lecture about how to play the Fiddle tune Whiskey Breakfast in the Key of D