BANJO

Mel Bay Music Publications presents: Complete Clawhammer Banjo by Alec Slater.  This is a reprint of my original 1970's Clawhammer Banjo Solos book.  "A guide for the old-time clawhammer or frailing banjo player with some previous experience in this style".  Ask your local music shop to order it if you can't find it.

The files below are all Adobe PDFs.  If you need it, get the Adobe reader here: .

Ever wondered how to get from Cumberland Gap tuning to D Minor, or the easiest way to go from Rubin's D to the Double C tuning?  Check out this easy to use Tuning Progressions chart for common old-time 5-string banjo tunings that shows how to move easily between all those tunings.

I have taught old-time frailing and clawhammer banjo style playing since the late 1970's.  My main teaching material (besides a banjo!) is an in-depth manual I've developed and refined over the years.  I have decided to make this entire manual available online to save on printing and binding costs, and make it available to everyone free of cost. 

Use player below to hear me play all the tunes from the instruction manual...

MP3 files of all these tunes from my Old Time Banjo
instruction manual are also available for download here.
("Right click" on each MP3 file link, and select "Save target as..." to save the file to your hard drive.)