Stress-Free Banjo

Contents

• Chapter 1. The Basics (Rick McKeon)
• Tuning the Banjo (Rick McKeon)
• How to Read the Tablature (Rick McKeon)
• Fretting for a Clean Sound (Rick McKeon)
• Practice Routine Suggestions (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 2. Basic Roll Patterns (Rick McKeon)
• Basic Roll Patterns (Rick McKeon)
• Licks and Runs (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 3. Embellishments (Rick McKeon)
• Introduction to Embellishments (Rick McKeon)
• Slides [S] (Rick McKeon)
• Pull-Offs [P] (Rick McKeon)
• Brush, Roll-Off [B] (Rick McKeon)
• Double Stops, Double Slides (Rick McKeon)
• Hammer-Ons [H] (Rick McKeon)
• Triplets (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 4. Chord Construction (Rick McKeon)
• Three Basic Chord Forms (Rick McKeon)
• Modifying the Three Basic Forms (Rick McKeon)
• Movable Chords (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 5. Songs (Rick McKeon)
• Cripple Creek (Rick McKeon)
• Do Lord (Rick McKeon)
• Froggy Went A-Courtin’ (Rick McKeon)
• Hard Times Come Again No More (Rick McKeon)
• Shall We Gather at the River (Rick McKeon)
• Two Dollar Bill (Rick McKeon)
• Bury Me Beneath the Willow (Rick McKeon)
• Crawdad Song (Rick McKeon)
• House of the Rising Sun (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 6. Speed Building (Rick McKeon)
• Everybody Wants to Play Fast! (Rick McKeon)
• Chapter 7. Playing with Others (Rick McKeon)
• Jamming Protocol (Rick McKeon)
• Backup Banjo (Rick McKeon)
• Meet the Author (Rick McKeon)