This is a banjo instruction manual I wrote in 1979 at age 19. It is a 26-page file which I offer for free viewing online at any time. I had intended as a primer for the beginner, as well as an introduction to chord theory for the intermediate player.

I created this banjo primer because of a “gap” I perceived in some of the better banjo books around at the time. This basic tutorial is intended for the beginning and intermediate banjo player to gain a foundation from which to springboard into those other instruction books, and the intermediate player to begin on the path of music theory. The primary emphasis is on the translation of chord construction and basic theory applied directly to the fingerboard.

So whether you play bluegrass or clawhammer banjo, as long as you're in open G tuning,
the theory section of this booklet (about the last 1/2) may still be very helpful to you.
 

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—Frank Eastes, Jr.
Spartanburg, SC
February 2012