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Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass Banjo Tabs.”
Black-Eyed Susie – Free Bluegrass Banjo Tab
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Lonesome Road Blues – Free Bluegrass Banjo Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass Banjo Tabs.”
Pig in a Pen – Free Bluegrass Banjo Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”
Sittin’ on Top of the World – Free Bluegrass Banjo Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”
Man of Constant Sorrow – Free Bluegrass Banjo Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read the brief instructions here: “A Word About the Free bluegrass banjo tabs.”
Why Are There So Many Banjo Jokes?
By Wayne Erbsen
Maybe you’ve heard the one about the banjo player who always sits in a level spot so the tobacco juice will run out of both sides of his mouth.
Or the guy who makes a perfect score by throwing a banjo in a dumpster without hitting the sides. He earned extra points for landing on top of an accordion.
Or what has 16 legs and 3 teeth? The front row of a banjo concert.
Or what do you call a banjo player in a three-piece suit? A defendant.
The fact is, people love making jokes about banjos
One-Finger Easy Chords for Banjo
By Wayne Erbsen
People are always searching the Internet for the easiest way to play the banjo. Who can blame them? Aren’t we all looking for the easiest way to do things? Many of them end up on this website, and find the article Banjo Chords. This article demonstrates that with two- and three-finger chords, the beginner can play thousands of bluegrass, folk, and gospel songs.
Right now I’m going to make things even easier! Many thousands of songs can be played using just one-finger chords. Yes that’s right. One finger.
For bluegrass music, banjos are generally tuned in
Very Easy Banjo Songs
By Wayne Erbsen
The Internet is abuzz with people wanting to learn to play the banjo. My guess is that you are one of them! Of course, you want to learn the easiest songs possible. Who wouldn’t?
The songs that are the easiest to play are the tunes you already know. They’re the ones you’ve had in your head for years. So instead of having me teach you a totally unfamiliar tune on the banjo, let’s get you to learn how to play the tunes you already know.
I suggest you start making lists of your favorite songs. If you
‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ – Banjo Tab
Need a quick lesson on how to read Wayne’s free bluegrass banjo tabs? Read these brief instructions: “A Word About the Free Bluegrass Banjo Tabs.”
How Hard is it to Learn to Play the 5-String Banjo?
I get asked this question all the time, so I thought I might as well answer it. Learning the banjo can be as easy as falling off a log or as painful as a good ole root canal. It all depends on how it’s taught.
Bluegrass banjo as pioneered by Earl Scruggs sounds like it has a billion notes. It not only sounds complicated, it IS complicated. But friends, it doesn’t have to be that way. Unfortunately, most instruction books and banjo teachers completely miss the boat by starting the total beginner off with complicated rolls and then wonder why
