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Tony Trischka - Teach Yourself Bluegrass Banjo

Complete Book

Sections

  1. Introduction (pg 4)
  2. In The Beginning (pg 5-6)
  3. Chords (pg 7-10)
  4. Tablature And Timing (pg 11-13)
  5. Scruggs Style (pg 14-28)
  6. Reno Style (pg 29-30)
  7. The Melodic Style (pg 31-39)
  8. Backup (pg 40-47)
  9. Other Tunings (pg 48-50)
  10. Improvising (pg 51-53)
  11. Finale (pg 54-60)
  12. References (pg 61-64)

Tony Trischka Audio Files 1

  • 01 Track 01 - Exercise (A)
  • 02 Track 02 - Exercise (A)
  • 03 Track 03 - Exercise (A)
  • 04 Track 04 - Exercise (A)
  • 05 Track 05 - Exercise (A)
  • 06 Track 06 - Exercise (A)
  • 07 Track 07 - Red River Valley (A)
  • 08 Track 08 - Red River Valley - Backup (A)
  • 09 Track 09 - Cripple Creek (A)
  • 10 Track 10 - Cripple Creek - Backup (A)
  • 11 Track 11 - Exercise (A)
  • 12 Track 12 - Old Joe Clark (A)
  • 13 Track 13 - Old Joe Clark - Backup (A)
  • 14 Track 14 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (A)
  • 15 Track 15 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Backup (A)
  • 16 Track 16 - Little Maggie (A)
  • 17 Track 17 - Little Maggie - Backup (A)
  • 18 Track 18 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A)
  • 19 Track 19 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Backup (A)
  • 20 Track 20 - Pretty Polly (A)
  • 21 Track 21 - Pretty Polly - Backup (A)
  • 22 Track 22 - Nine Pound Hammer (A)
  • 23 Track 23 - Nine Pound Hammer - Backup (A)
  • 24 Track 24 - Exercise (A)
  • 25 Track 25 - Wabash Cannonball (A)
  • 26 Track 26 - Wabash Cannonball - Backup (A)
  • 27 Track 27 - Exercise (A)
  • 28 Track 28 - Exercise (A)
  • 29 Track 29 - Devil's Dream (A)
  • 30 Track 30 - Devil's Dream - Backup (A)
  • 31 Track 31 - Arkansas Traveller (A)
  • 32 Track 32 - Arkansas Traveller - Backup (A)
  • 33 Track 33 - Turkey in the Straw (A)
  • 34 Track 34 - Turkey in the Straw - Backup (A)

Tony Trischka Audio Files 2

  • 35 Track 35 - Soldier's Joy 1 (A)
  • 36 Track 36 - Soldier's Joy - Backup (A)
  • 37 Track 37 - Soldier's Joy 2 (A)
  • 38 Track 38 - Exercise (A)
  • 39 Track 39 - Exercise (A)
  • 40 Track 40 - Salty Dog 1 (A)
  • 41 Track 41 - Salty Dog 2 (A)
  • 42 Track 42 - Salty Dog - Backup (A)
  • 43 Track 43 - Sally Goodin 1 (A)
  • 44 Track 44 - Sally Goodin 2 (A)
  • 45 Track 45 - Sally Goodin - Backup (A)
  • 46 Track 46 - Dark Hollow (A)
  • 47 Track 47 - Dark Hollow - Backup (A)
  • 48 Track 48 - Ruben's Train 1 (A)
  • 49 Track 49 - Ruben's Train 2 (A)
  • 50 Track 50 - Ruben's Train - Backup (A)
  • 51 Track 51 - Shady Grove (A)
  • 52 Track 52 - Shady Grove - Backup (A)
  • 53 Track 53 - Farewell Blues (A)
  • 54 Track 54 - Farewell Blues - Backup (A)
  • 55 Track 55 - Farewell Blues - Improvising (A)
  • 56 Track 56 - Exercise (A)
  • 57 Track 57 - Exercise (A)
  • 58 Track 58 - Exercise (A)
  • 59 Track 59 - John Hardy (A)
  • 60 Track 60 - John Hardy - Backup (A)
  • 61 Track 61 - Sitting on Top of the World (A)
  • 62 Track 62 - Sitting on Top of the World - Backup (A)
  • 63 Track 63 - Live and Let Live (A)
  • 64 Track 64 - Live and Let Live - Backup (A)
  • 65 Track 65 - Bugle Call Rag (A)
  • 66 Track 66 - Bugle Call Rag - Backup (A)
  • 67 Track 67 - Stoney Creek (A)
  • 68 Track 68 - Stoney Creek - Backup (A)

*** Lesson Materials Posted On 1/12/25 ***

  1. Banjo Chord Chart - Full (P)
  2. Seven Banjo Keys - G Tuning (P)

*** Lesson Materials Posted On 8/23/25 ***

  1. Banjo Blues - G (M) (A) (P)
  2. Blues Scale Exercise - Banjo - G (M) (A) (P)

*** Lesson Materials Posted On 5/28/25 ***

  1. Two Finger Banjo Lesson (P)
  2. Intro To Two Finger Old Time Banjo Style (V)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 2/21/25 ***

  1. Man Of Constant Sorrow - LR (P)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 2/28/24 ***

  • 08 Sleepy Eyed John (P) (A)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 9/8/23 ***

Scruggs Style (pg 14-28)

  • 07 Track 07 - Red River Valley (A)
  • 08 Track 08 - Red River Valley - Backup (A)
  • 09 Track 09 - Cripple Creek (A)
  • 10 Track 10 - Cripple Creek - Backup (A)
  • 11 Track 11 - Exercise (A)
  • 12 Track 12 - Old Joe Clark (A)
  • 13 Track 13 - Old Joe Clark - Backup (A)
  • 14 Track 14 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (A)
  • 15 Track 15 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Backup (A)
  • 16 Track 16 - Little Maggie (A)
  • 17 Track 17 - Little Maggie - Backup (A)
  • 18 Track 18 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A)
  • 19 Track 19 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Backup (A)
  • 20 Track 20 - Pretty Polly (A)
  • 21 Track 21 - Pretty Polly - Backup (A)
  • 22 Track 22 - Nine Pound Hammer (A)
  • 23 Track 23 - Nine Pound Hammer - Backup (A)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 8/19/22 ***

  1. Blackberry Blossom (P)
  2. Roll In My Sweet Babys Arms - BanjoTeacher (P)
  3. Roll In My Sweet Babys Arms (P)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 7/23/22 ***

  1. Cold Kentucky Night (P)

*** Lesson Materials Posted 9/23/21 ***

  1. I'll Fly Away (P)

Earl Scruggs Songs

  1. Ballad Of Jed Clampett (P)
  2. Cripple Creek (P)
  3. Earl's Breakdown (P)
  4. Foggy Mountain Breakdown (P)
  5. Ground Speed (P)
  6. Pick Along (P)
  7. Shuckin' The Corn (P)
  8. Yonder Stands Little Maggie (P)

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