Now You Can Play The Banjo
Video Plectrum Banjo Lessons by Don Van Palta

PROGRAM #2, FOREWORD

    Welcome to "Now You Can Play The Banjo", Program #2.  In Program #1 you learned enough chords to accompany me on ten sons, in different tempos, various keys, in 4/4 time and 3/4 time.  Then you wrote out the chords to three solos so that you were able to play both melody and accompaniment at the same time.

    In Program #2, we're going to be equally ambitious.  You're going to learn a little bit about scales, because this knowledge will help you to understand how the different chords are constructed.  Then I'll show you how to locate all these chords on the banjo.  And then I'll help you to memorize them by exercises and by playing melodies.  As we did in Program #1, I'll be playing along with you during each one of the tunes.  Towards the end of this program you'll learn three different solos and I've again put some interesting accompaniment tracks on the video so that it will be fun for you to practice your solos.

    I hope that learning to play the banjo will be as exciting and enjoyable for you as it has been, and still is, for me.

Video Lessons For The Plectrum Banjo By:
Don Van Palta

INDEX TO PROGRAM 2

  Lesson 1, Major Scales

  Lesson 2, Major Chords

  Lesson 3, Minor Chords

  Lesson 4, Dominant 7th Chords

  Lesson 5, Diminished & Augmented Chords

  Lesson 6, "Raggin' The Frets"

  Lesson 7, "Waltzing The Strings"

  Lesson 8, "Banjo Blues"

  Lesson 9, "Golden Slippers"

  Lesson 10, "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair"

  Lesson 11, "Dixie"

  Lesson 12, "Under The Double Eagle"

  Lesson 13, "America The Beautiful"

  Lesson 14, "Golden Slippers" solo

  Lesson 15, "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" solo

  Lesson 16, "Just Let Me Play My Banjo" solo

  Lesson 17, "God Bless America" solo

  Advanced Music Theory