Five-String Banjo For Beginners
With this clear, easy, hands-on lesson you’ll be picking and singing along with Happy Traum within minutes. He starts with the basics — the parts of the banjo, how to hold and tune it — and quickly moves on to teach two-chord melodies to country and folk tunes in traditional banjo style. You’ll learn right-hand picking patterns, hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs and other essential skills to use in hundreds of songs, including the favorites taught here: “My Home’s Across The Smoky Mountains,” “Handsome Molly,” “Cumberland Gap,” “Jesse James,” “Black-Eyed Susie,” “Banks Of The Ohio.”
A Beginner’s Video With a Section on 2 Finger Thumb Lead Banjo – This is actually a pretty good beginner’s video, depending on what you want to learn. If you are looking to learn clawhammer or bluegrass banjo, this video will do you no good at all. If you are just looking to start and want to learn a few songs and maybe accompany your own voice, this video can help you do that. But it’s not any good for learning to play with others. I wanted this video because…
Happy Traum 5 string Banjo for beginners
Excellent starter video