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The Banjo Player’s Songbook

THE BANJO PLAYER'S SONGBOOK

Banjo Player's Songbook

The BANJO PLAYER’S SONGBOOK is a collection of over 50 classic songs for banjo, with the lyrics, chord progressions, and melody banjo tabs for each. 

Scroll down for the song list. 

A Multi-Purpose Tool

Ever notice that some songs work really well on the banjo, while others don’t? That some fit like a glove, while others take a good bit of finessing to sound right? 

Have you also noticed that finding accurate chord progressions for songs online is surprisingly difficult?  

I know I have! And those were two of the problems the “Banjo Player’s Songbook” was designed to solve – to provide songs that were well suited to being played on the banjo, and well us well suited to playing and singing on the banjo (should you so desire, as I do!). And to provide lyrics and accurate chord progressions, too!

The Banjo Player’s Songbook is a 132-page collection of over 50 songs for banjo. Each song contains the lyrics, chord progression, and melody line in banjo tab – raw materials that can be used in countless ways, including to:

  • Work on picking out chords and melodies by ear (using the book as a reference)
  • Create your own arrangements (using the melody and chords as “raw materials”)
  • Practice chord changes and backup
  • Play and sing with the banjo
  • Practice improvising
  • Play music with others (songbooks are perfect when getting together with friends who play music)

For Breakthrough Banjo members I’ll also be using this book in upcoming “Playing & Singing” tutorials in the Breakthrough Banjo course, where we break down the process of learning a new song by ear, using the melody and chords as our raw materials.

(RELATED: Full banjo tab arrangements for the solo banjo break and vocal backup are available for these songs inside The Vault, along with video demonstrations. Click here to see the current list of tunes and songs.)

So how do you get the Banjo Player’s Songbook? 

It’s currently a free bonus that you’ll receive after signing up for the Breakthrough Banjo course. 

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The Song List

AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW
ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND GONE 
AMAZING GRACE 
BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD 
BLACK EYED SUSIE 
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND 
BUFFALO GALS 
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW 
COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN 
CORRINA 
CRAWDAD HOLE 
DARLING NELLY GRAY 
DEEP ELLUM BLUES 
EAST VIRGINIA 
EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE 
FIREBALL MAIL 
THE FOX 
FREIGHT TRAIN 
HARD TIMES 
HOME SWEET HOME 
I’LL FLY AWAY 
JOHNSON BOYS
JESSE JAMES 
KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE 
LATE LAST NIGHT 
LAZY JOHN 
LEAVING HOME 
LET ME FALL 
LITTLE LOG CABIN IN THE LANE 
LITTLE MAGGIE 
LOCH LOMOND 
LONESOME ROAD BLUES 
LONESOME VALLEY 
LONG JOURNEY HOME 
MOLE IN THE GROUND 
MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE 
MOUNTAIN DEW 
MY HOME’S ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
NEW RIVER TRAIN 
NINE POUND HAMMER 
OH SUSANNA 
OTTO WOOD 
PRETTY POLLY 
ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS 
SHADY GROVE 
SWANEE RIVER
TOM CAT BLUES 
TRAIN ON THE ISLAND 
TROUBLED 
WABASH CANNONBALL 
WALKIN’ IN MY SLEEP 
WALKING CANE 
WILDWOOD FLOWER 
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN 
WORRIED MAN BLUES 
WRECK OF THE NUMBER NINE 
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 

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