Includes:

  • 49 Video Lessons 
  • 27 Charts (.pdf) 
  • 12 Jam Tracks (.mp3) 
  • 27 Tabs (.gp5 or .ptb) 
  • Download Size: 0.95 GB

49 Video Lessons: 

  1. Melodic Banjo Handbook
    Introduction 
  2. What is Melodic Style
    Demonstration 
  3. Melodic Style Workouts in G
    SECTION 1: Overview 
  4. The G Major Scale
    Demonstration 
  5. Ascending G Major Melodic Pattern
    Demonstration 
  6. Descending G Major Melodic Pattern
    Demonstration 
  7. Melodic Style Tunes in G
    SECTION 2: Overview 
  8. Turkey in the Straw
    Demonstration 
  9. Turkey in the Straw
    Playalong Performance 
  10. Katy Hill
    Demonstration 
  11. Katy Hill
    Playalong Performance 
  12. Blackberry BlossomDemonstration 
  13. Blackberry Blossom
    Playalong Performance 
  14. Melodic Style Workouts in C
    SECTION 3: Overview 
  15. The C Major Scale
    Demonstration 
  16. Ascending C Major Scale Pattern
    Demonstration 
  17. Descending C Major Scale Pattern
    Demonstration 
  18. Melodic Style Tunes in C
    SECTION 4: Overview 
  19. Billy in the Low Ground
    Demonstration 
  20. Billy in the Low Ground
    Playalong Performance 
  21. Texas Gales
    Demonstration 
  22. Texas Gales
    Playalong Performance 
  23. Forked Deer
    Demonstration 
  24. Forked Deer
    Playalong Performance 
  25. Melodic Style Workouts in D
    SECTION 5: Overview 
  26. The D Major Scale
    Demonstration 
  27. Ascending D Major Scale Pattern
    Demonstration 
  28. Descending D Major Scale Pattern
    Demonstration 
  29. Ascending Lower Position Pattern
    Demonstration 
  30. Descending Lower Position Pattern
    Demonstration 
  31. Melodic Style Tunes in D
    SECTION 6: Overview 
  32. Whiskey Before BreakfastDemonstration 
  33. Whiskey Before Breakfast
    Playalong Performance 
  34. Arkansas Traveler
    Demonstration 
  35. Arkansas Traveler
    Playalong Performance 
  36. Forked Deer
    Demonstration 
  37. Forked Deer
    Playalong Performance 
  38. Melodic Style for Minor Keys
    SECTION 7: Overview 
  39. Pretty Little Dog - Am
    Demonstration 
  40. Pretty Little Dog - Am
    Playalong Performance 
  41. Stoney Point - Em
    Demonstration 
  42. Stoney Point - Em
    Playalong Performance 
  43. Bluesy Melodic Style
    SECTION 8: Overview 
  44. Bluesy Melodic Lick 1
    Demonstration 
  45. Bluesy Melodic Lick 2
    Demonstration 
  46. Bluesy Melodic Lick 3
    Demonstration 
  47. Bluesy Melodic Lick Applications
    Demonstration 
  48. G Bluegrass Jam Playalong Performance 
  49. Melodic Banjo Handbook
    Course Wrap-up & Next Steps

Melodic Banjo Handbook

Popularized by Bill Keith and Bobby Thompson in the 1960’s, the “melodic-style” banjo technique was born out of the bluegrass tradition as a way for banjo players to play note-for-note fiddle tunes. Developing your melodic banjo technique will help you to play faster, smoother, more efficient melodic runs across multiple strings. 

Ned Luberecki’s Melodic Banjo Handbook will show you how to play major and minor scale positions for the most common keys used in bluegrass melodic style. 

”We’ll work on fingering patterns so you can get them up to speed, I'll also show you my techniques for working out melodic style melodies so you can create your own arrangements, and you’ll have all of TrueFire’s learning tools to work with. 

Along the way, we’ll learn popular fiddle tunes in G, C, and D played in a melodic style. We’ll play Blackberry Blossom, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Katy Hill, Texas Gales, Stoney Point, and more, AND we’ll explore some bluegrass jam applications for your melodic banjo runs. 

Working regularly with this handbook is really going to help you get your melodic-style chops together, so grab your banjo, and let’s go!” 

Ned will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. 
You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well. 

Grab your banjo and lets get melodic with Ned Luberecki!