First Jams Banjo (book with CD)

Mel Bay Publications
Level : Beginning
Standard Notation and Tab and chord symbols

The "First Jams" series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn.
A number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. The book offer the melody for your instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you.
The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise.

Tunes include:

• Aura Lee
• Blackberry Blossom
• Careless Love
• Cindy
• Cripple Creek
• Cumberland Gap
• Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
• Irish Washerwoman
• Lil' Liza Jane
• Man of Constant Sorrow
• Oh Sinner Man
• Old Dan Tucker
• Old Joe Clark
• Planxty Irwin
• Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
• Shady Groove
• Sourwood Mountain
• The Wabash Cannonball
• Wildwood Flower
• Will The Circle Be Unbroken