A Banjo Player's: Guide to Jamming (book/CD)

Mel Bay Publications
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

If you can play a few tunes on the bluegrass banjo but haven't played much with others (or at all), this book will show you what you need to know to sit in on a hot jam session.
Geared toward beginner and intermediate players, this book covers playing chords, including which ones to play and when to play them. You'll also discover how jam sessions work and how to act in a session, along with advice on practicing at home.
The included CD contains nine tunes performed at a typical jam session. The music is on the left channel with dialog about the tunes such as the name, the key, and the chord progression on the right.


Contents:
Anatomy of a Jam Session
The Minimum Set of Chords for Jamming
Minor and Seventh Chords
Using Chords in a Jam Session
Practice
The Right Hand
Jamming Etiquette
Appendix 1 - Playing and Practicing Chords
Appendix 2 - Some Typical Guitar Chords
Appendix 3 - Resources
Appendix 4 - Some Rules for Jamming
Appendix 5 - CD Tunes


Tunes on the CD:

• Hot Corn, Cold Corn
• Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
• Nine Pound Hammer
• John Henry
• Two Little Boys
• Columbus Stockade Blues
• Down the Road
• Little Maggie
• John Hardy