Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo : Revised and Enhanced Edition

Preface 6(2) Acknowledgments 8(1) My Father's Banjo 9(1) Foreword 10(2) Introduction 12(2) Getting Acquainted with Your Banjo 14(5) Scruggs Tuners, Hooks and Capos 19(3) Tuning the Banjo 22(2) Chords 24(8) How to Read Tablature 32(5) Timing 37(3) Right-Hand Rolls and Left-Hand Techniques 40(3) Playing the Banjo---Basic Tips 43(3) Exercises in Picking 46(112) Exercise I Basic Rhythm 46(1) Exercise II Working with the Thumb 47(1) Exercise III Sliding 48(2) Exercise IV Hammering On 50(1) Exercise V Pulling Off and Pushing Off 51(5) Exercise VI Forward Roll and Reverse Roll 56(2) Exercise VII Backward Roll 58(1) Exercise VIII Advanced Left-Hand Techniques 59(3) Exercise IX Fill-Ins, Lead-Ins, and Kickoffs 62(3) Exercise X Waltz Rhythm (Three-Four Time) 65(2) Exercise XI Scruggs Tuners 67(1) Exercise XII Harmonic Chimes 67(2) Exercise XIII Advanced Rhythm and Backup 69(6) Exercise XIV Choking and Playing Up the Neck 75(5) Song Index 80(78) My Life and Times 158(16) A Brief History of the 5-String Banjo 174(6) How to Build a Banjo 180(13) Making Scruggs Tuners 193(3) Index 196(2) CD Track Listing 198