Banjo Bluegrass

A Piratey Guide to Banjo

Exercises
Francesco Sartori
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Chapter 1 Three sheets to the wind

Banjo Bluegrass a 5 corde

Accordatura standard

D
B
G
D
G

Il Sol della corda nell'ottava del Re della prima corda, quindi la pi acuta.
Per accordare il banjo necessario avere un accordatore cromatico.

Diteggiatura:
T = Pollice
I = Indice
M = Medio

Altre accordature
G Modal Tuning -- This is a very popular tuning for old-time tunes such as Shady Grove, Little Sadie, and
many others. It is also sometimes called sawmill tuning or mountain minor tuning. From G tuning only
the 2nd string is retuned.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
C - From G tuning, tune the B note up to C.
G
D
G

Double C Tuning -- This tuning is very popular among clawhammer banjo players and is probably even more
popular than G tuning for playing fiddle tunes. Many fiddle tunes are played in the key of D by fiddlers and
banjo players will play along using this tuning and put a capo on the 2nd fret to get in the key of D. Notice
that from G Modal tuning only one string is retuned.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
C - From G tuning, tune the B note up to C.
G
C - From G tuning, tune the D note down to C.
G

Standard C Tuning -- This was the first tuning that Pete Seeger taught in his classic book, How to Play the 5string Banjo. It is not really an open tuning but allows you to easily form the most used chords in the key of
C (C, F, and G). This was the standard tuning for the 4-string plectrum banjo. It is not the most popular
tuning but can come in handy for playing in the key of C and is quickly accessible from G tuning.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
B
G
C - From G tuning, tune the D note down to C.
G

D Tuning -- D tuning is probably the most common alternative tuning for bluegrass players. The 5th string
can either be tuned to A or F#, depending on which sounds best for different songs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
A - From G tuning, tune the B note down to A.
F# - From G tuning, tune the G note down to F#.
D
A or F# - From G tuning, tune the G note up to A or down to F#.

Chapter 2 The curse gets worse

Level 1

Te l'ho gi spiegato Guybrush. Non finch non mi avrai battuto nel lancio del tronco.
Tecnica
1.0 Il Pinch
Ogni nota ha valore .

Fare fino a raggiungere 180 bpm.

1.1 Double Thumbing

Tutte le corde eccetto la prima si possono pizzicare con il pollice.
Esercizio apposito.
Esercizio base

Due righe di tab tratte dal brano Goodnight, Ladies, brano semplice, ma che rende l'idea dell'utilit
dell'esercizio.
Tratto da Goodnight, Ladies

Double Thumbing + Pinch

Esercizio di Riassunto (tratto da Goodnight, Ladies)

1.2 Il Mixed Roll

L'idea base del Mixed Roll l'alternarsi di indice e medio e pollice.
La diteggiatura cos cambia da TMTM a TITM.
La seconda nota l'unica in cui c' differenza rispetto al resto.
Esercizio Base

Esercizio tratto da Goodnight, Ladies

Level 2

Per le mie imprese in tutti i Caraibi vengo celebrato!

Costruiamo ora sulle tecniche apprese in precedenza.
2.0 Il Forward Roll
Probabilmente il pattern pi comune nel banjo bluegrass.
Esercizio base

Esercizio tratto da Goodnight, Ladies

2.1 Il Forward-Reverse Roll

Finalmente qualcosa che suona bene ed facile da fare.
Esercizio base

Esercizio tratto da Goodnight, Ladies

Level 3

Barista, Riempimi di Grog!

3.0 Slides, Hammer on and Pull off
Tecniche basilari che un chitarrista medio (se si tratta di chitarristi) non dovrebbe guardare neanche.
3.0.1
Lo Slide
Lo slide si esegue spostando lo stesso dito su due tasti diversi sulla stessa corda.

3.0.2

Hammer on

3.0.3

Pull off

3.1 Licks & Intros & Endings

Licks in G
1.

2 Cripple Creek

3 Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Licks in C
1

Licks in D
1

Intros
1

Endings
1

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