Banjo Tablature Offered For Sale
Below are twenty computerized banjo tunes played by a digital banjo following the exact tablature that I composed for my original tunes and also arranged for those in the Public Domain.
If any of the tunes below are something you would like to learn and find you could use the tablature to help with those parts that are difficult to learn by "ear", simply email me at adirondackcomposer@gmail.com and I will send you the tablature file for the tune you request. Each tablature file will have a charge of $1.99. email me for instructions. Payment will be through Paypal.
Note: These audio files are Microsoft WMA. To hear them on a Mac follow these steps:
You can play a WMA on your Mac with Quicktime Player by doing the following:
If any of the tunes below are something you would like to learn and find you could use the tablature to help with those parts that are difficult to learn by "ear", simply email me at adirondackcomposer@gmail.com and I will send you the tablature file for the tune you request. Each tablature file will have a charge of $1.99. email me for instructions. Payment will be through Paypal.
Note: These audio files are Microsoft WMA. To hear them on a Mac follow these steps:
You can play a WMA on your Mac with Quicktime Player by doing the following:
- Download and install the Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac. To download it, go to the Microsoft Windows Media Components for QuickTime page.
- In Quicktime Player, open the WMA file.
“Quicktime Player > File > Open” and navigate to the file you want to play - Click the Play button
The "Download File" below the song title downloads the song title above it.
Alder Brook
Alder Brook
The Banjo Book, Volume One
Below is a sample page of the tablature I have for sale showing the title, key signature, time signature, written music with fingering and embellishments and other information to comprise a very thorough, quality work. "Alder Brook" consists of three pages. The first page is shown below as an example.
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER FILES (WMA)
Backcountry Picking Party
Black Mountain Rag
Bugle Call Rag
Down Yonder
Essex Junction
Fireball Mail
Foggy Mountain Minor
General Hammond
Hard Wide Road
Longing For Home
Lost All My Money
Pike County Breakdown
Red River Valley
Red Wing
She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain
Scranley's Breakdown
Turkey In The Straw
Union County
You Are My Sunshine
WINDOWS MP3 FILES
The Banjo Book Tune List
There are 40 tunes to include, in part, the following:
"Down Yonder", "Essex Junction*", "Fireball Mail", "Hard Wide Road*", "Old Joe Clark", "Pike County Breakdown", "Red River Valley", "Red Wing", "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain", "Turkey in the Straw", "Union County", "Y'all Come", "You Are My Sunshine", "Bugle Call Rag" and many, many others including such all-time favorites as: "Black Mountain Rag", "Foggy Mountain Special", "Get in Line Brother", Lost All My Money", "McCormick String Picnic", "Haskel's Stomp", "Molly and Tenbrooks", "Monroe's Hornpipe", "My Little Girl in Tennessee", "Nine Pound Hammer", "No Mother or Dad", "Pickaway", "Rawhide", "Roanoke", "Santa Claus", "Stoney Lonesome", "Sweet Dixie", "Theme Time", "Will You Be Loving Another Man" and more.
This page opens with one of my original tunes called "Alder Brook" being played by a computerized banjo. I've provided the first page of Tablature and music to give an idea of how the book is written. Click on the Tablature to enlarge it for better viewing. A very proud moment in my life was many years ago when I received an ovation from my Fans at a bluegrass festival when this piece was played by a band out of Rochester, NY. The band's banjo picker had called me one night and asked if I would send him the tablature to this piece and also asked for the mechanical rights to play the piece on their festival circuit. The banjoist was left-handed which presented some interesting challenges for me to transcribe the music to Tab. It is truly a rewarding honor to have an original piece played by others in the business.
"Hard Wide Road" is a piece played in 3/8 time and is included to show the fundamentals of this style of timing. "Essex Junction" is a rag played in 'drop C' tuning and is included to show this type of picking. "You Are My Sunshine" is played in 'D' tuning and has an alternate break using d-tuners. "Alder Brook" is played in 'G Minor' tuning as is "Foggy Mountain Minor" which are both instrumentals that I composed back in the early '90's.
"Down Yonder", "Essex Junction*", "Fireball Mail", "Hard Wide Road*", "Old Joe Clark", "Pike County Breakdown", "Red River Valley", "Red Wing", "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain", "Turkey in the Straw", "Union County", "Y'all Come", "You Are My Sunshine", "Bugle Call Rag" and many, many others including such all-time favorites as: "Black Mountain Rag", "Foggy Mountain Special", "Get in Line Brother", Lost All My Money", "McCormick String Picnic", "Haskel's Stomp", "Molly and Tenbrooks", "Monroe's Hornpipe", "My Little Girl in Tennessee", "Nine Pound Hammer", "No Mother or Dad", "Pickaway", "Rawhide", "Roanoke", "Santa Claus", "Stoney Lonesome", "Sweet Dixie", "Theme Time", "Will You Be Loving Another Man" and more.
This page opens with one of my original tunes called "Alder Brook" being played by a computerized banjo. I've provided the first page of Tablature and music to give an idea of how the book is written. Click on the Tablature to enlarge it for better viewing. A very proud moment in my life was many years ago when I received an ovation from my Fans at a bluegrass festival when this piece was played by a band out of Rochester, NY. The band's banjo picker had called me one night and asked if I would send him the tablature to this piece and also asked for the mechanical rights to play the piece on their festival circuit. The banjoist was left-handed which presented some interesting challenges for me to transcribe the music to Tab. It is truly a rewarding honor to have an original piece played by others in the business.
"Hard Wide Road" is a piece played in 3/8 time and is included to show the fundamentals of this style of timing. "Essex Junction" is a rag played in 'drop C' tuning and is included to show this type of picking. "You Are My Sunshine" is played in 'D' tuning and has an alternate break using d-tuners. "Alder Brook" is played in 'G Minor' tuning as is "Foggy Mountain Minor" which are both instrumentals that I composed back in the early '90's.
The text has been tweaked. The tunes have been checked and rechecked for accuracy in notation. A sample book was in hand and I went through each page as though I was a first-time reader so as to better determine the usability and flow of the book. The book is not intended for beginners and presumes a certain amount of banjo talent from the start. The pieces are not abbreviated; they are advanced in every detail including intricate ornamentation such as 1/32 note pull-offs, hammer-ons and slides and even an occasional 1/64 note brush.
The rolls are full with very few pinches. There are up-the-neck breaks, chokes, harmonics, tunes in different tunings such as Drop C, Standard D and Alternate D, G Minor and of course standard G tuning. Even a couple of alternate breaks for banjoists with d-tuners affixed to their banjos. All fingering and ornamentation is provided right below the banjo tablature. The banjoist need not refer to the music staff above the tab although the music is provided as well.
The book comes in at 95 pages. (Intro, text and 40 tunes)
The project is complete and is published. To purchase one, please email me at adirondackcomposer@gmail.com.
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The book is dedicated to the memory of my friend Wilfred Challet of Massachusetts who passed away some time ago. "Will" was a truly great man. He and I shared many great conversations, stories, licks, tunes and good times together over the years. I miss him very much.
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I've also decided to sell it for NOTE PRICE INCREASE: $40.00 with the reference CD (plus shipping charges).
Email for your copy. fawarner946@hotmail.com
Banjo Book Volume 1.
Every effort will be made to answer any questions you may have about anything in the book, too, so feel free to email.
The 1st Volume was recently edited to reflect The Sound Mill's new address here in sunny Tennessee. The proper address now appears in place of the old Jay, NY address. Additional modifications were made in the text to clarify standard tuning for several of the tunes that were not specifically noted as requiring such.
The 1st Volume was recently edited to reflect The Sound Mill's new address here in sunny Tennessee. The proper address now appears in place of the old Jay, NY address. Additional modifications were made in the text to clarify standard tuning for several of the tunes that were not specifically noted as requiring such.