Overall Comments

I have 3 (other) banjo books. They are all thicker & give great tabs. They are very good books. But this Pat Cloud book, even though only 56 pages, is very valuable with its unique slant on the banjo. Pat goes beyond the tab, and teaches how to think so you can improvise easily without reference to tabs. He gives the penatonic scale, with exercises that drum into you (in a fun way) the fretboard notes. I can already improvise (in a beginner way) even though I have only done 12 excercises. This works, and I can't wait for Pat's new book later in 2010. He is too far underated a player & author. Highly recommended (even if I am in Australia !)

Overall Rating

9