Christmas Songs for 5-String Banjo
by Janet Davis
Product Number: 95444BCD
ISBN: 0786665602
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Format: Book/CD Set
Well-known composer, performer, bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist Janet Davis has arranged this fantastic book of Christmas songs for five-string banjo. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer wide variety of songs for the holiday season. Tablature only with lyrics for each song. The companion CD is included. This is a stereo recording which contains all the music in the book, played slow and up-to-speed. The fast version includes guitar accompaniment.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Explanation of fablature
Rhythm
Away In A Manger
- Variation 1 (Basic)
- Variation 2 (Intermediate)
- Variation 3 (Using Triplets)
Jingle Bells- Variation 1 (Basic)
- Variation 2 (Intermediate)
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas- Variation 1
Joy To The World- Variation 1
- Variation 2
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing- Variation 1
Deck The Halls- Variation 1
O Come All Ye Faithful- Variation 1
Angels From The Realms Of Glory- Variation 1
O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)- Variation 1
O Little Town of Bethlehem- Variation 1
Go Tell it on the Mountain- Variation 1-Chorus
- Verse
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Variation 1
Good King Wenceslas- Variation 1 (Bluegrass style)
- Variation 2 (Melodic style)
We Three Kings- Variation 1 (3/4 time)
- Variation 2 (4/4 time)
O Holy Night- Variation 1 (6/8 time)
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear- Variation 1
- Variation 2 (Adding Chords to the Melody)
- Variation 3 (Using Triplets)
Silent Night- Variation 1
- Variation 2 (Using Triplets)
The First Noel- Variation 1
- Variation 2 (Using Triplets)
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)- Variation 1 (3/4 time)
- Variation 2 (3/4 time)
- Variation 3 (4/4 time-Bluegrass style)
- Variation 4 (4/4 time-Advanced Melodic style)
Ave Maria- Variation 1
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