The finest tenor banjo method available, this text represents Mel Bay's own approach to fundamental musicianship for those desiring to play tenor banjo. This book is the standard by which others are judged.

Easy-to-understand and thorough in its approach, this method addresses both melody playing and chord strumming. Through numerous studies, folk songs and several duets, students are systematically introduced to the various notes and positions on the tenor banjo fretboard. Photos of the fretboard fingertips aid in learning the proper hand positions.

Once in two volumes, this method is now presented it its entirety in this single comprehensive edition

• The Correct Way to Hold the Tenor Banjo
• The Left Hand
• The Fingerboard
• Striking the Strings
• Tuning the Tenor Banjo
• The Rudiments of Music
• The Notes on the Fourth String
• The Notes on the Third String
• Solos on the Third and Fourth Strings
• The Notes on the Second String
• The Notes on the First String
• The C Scale (Two Octaves)
• Yankee Doodle
• "Third Avenue"
• Three-Four Time
• Colonial Waltz
• Our First Duet
• Pick Up Notes
• The Key of C
• Steps
• The Tremolo
• The Tie
• Follow the Leader
• The E Note
• Sparkling Stella
• Double Trouble
• Tie Waltz
• Chromatics
• The Sharp
• The Flat
• The Natural
• The Chords in the Key of C
• Our First Song (Long, Long Ago)
• The Blue Tail Fly
• The Banjo March
• The Key of A Minor
• The A Minor Scales
• Minka
• The Eighth Note
• The Chords in the Key of A Minor
• The Up Stroke
• A Visit to the Relatives
• The Volga Boatman
• Two New Notes (F and G)
• Playtime
• The Key of G
• The Old House
• Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
• First and Second Endings
• A Daily Drill
• A Duet in G
• Dotted Quarter Notes
• A Rhythm Review
• Austrian Hymn
• The Chords in the Key of G
• The Key of E Minor
• "Dark Eyes"
• Hatik Voh (The Hope)
• The Wayfarin' Stranger
• The Chords in the Key of E Minor
• How to Count Triplets
• The Key of F
• Musical Terms
• The Chords in the Key of F
• The Key of D Minor
• Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
• Duet in D Minor
• The Chords in the Key of D Minor
• The Key of D Major
• Sixteenth Notes
• Cielito Lindo
• The Chords in the Key of D
• The Key of B Minor
• The Chords in the Key of B Minor
• Three-Eight Time
• The Dotted Eighth Note
• The Key of B-Flat
• Alla-Breve Time
• Six-Eight Time
• The Chords in the Key of B Flat
• The Key of G Minor
• The Chords in the Key of G Minor
• The Key of A
• The Notes on the Seventh Fret
• The Chords in the Key of A
• More Chromatic Signs
• A Table of Notes on the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Strings
• The Chords in the Key of F-Sharp Minor
• The E-Flat Scale
• Expression and Phrasing
• Grace Notes
• The Chords in the Key of E-Flat
• The Key of C Minor
• The Chords in the Key of C Minor
• The Slur
• The Slide
• The Snap
• The Key of A-Flat
• The Trill
• The Chords in the Key of A-Flat
• The Key of F Minor
• The Chords in the Key of F Minor
• The Grupetto
• The Key of E Major
• Harmonics
• The Mordente
• The Chords in the Key of E Major
• The Key of C-Sharp Minor
• The Chords in the Key of C-Sharp Minor
• The Key of D-Flat
• The Chords in the Key of D-Flat Major
• The Key of B-Flat Minor
• The Chords in the Key of B-Flat Minor
• The Key of B
• The Chords in the Key of B Major
• The Key of G Sharp Minor
• The Keys of F-Sharp and G-Flat Major
• Chords in the Keys of F-Sharp Major and G-Flat Major
• The Keys of D-Sharp Minor and E-Flat Minor
• The Chords in the Keys of D-Sharp Minor and E-Flat Minor
• A Table of Major Key Signatures