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- Eddie Peabody
made two record albums in the 1960's on "How To Play The
Banjo."
- Following are
the lessons in video format for both beginning and advanced banjo
players:
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- Note to 5-string banjo players: The 4-string
plectrum banjo is the same as a 5-string banjo only without the
5th string.
- It can be tuned with C tuning (C,G,B,D), G
tuning (D,G,B,D), Guitar & Baritone Uke (D,G,B,E), or whatever.
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- How To Hold &
Tune the Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains how to correctly hold the banjo and pick, and how to
tune the plectrum banjo.
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- Lesson 1 - Making
Chords On The Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains how to correctly make a C chord on the plectrum banjo.
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- Lesson 2 - How
To Strum The Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains strumming the plectrum banjo with down strokes, up strokes,
and tremolo.
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- Lesson 3 - Changing
Chords On The Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains how to change between 4 chords using down and up strokes
and tremolo.
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- Lesson 4 - Plectrum
Banjo Waltz & Fox Trot Rhythms (Click here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains how to play waltz and fox trot rhythms on the plectrum
banjo.
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- Lesson 4 (cont.)
- Chord Accompaniment (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains chord accompaniment while playing
- "Oh, Susanna,"
"Tennessee Waltz," and "Working On The Railroad."
- (Click
here for the chord accompaniment charts)
- (Click
here for chord melody charts for above songs, 4.8 meg pdf file)
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- Lesson 5 - Arpeggios
On The Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains C and F chord arpeggios on the plectrum banjo.
- (Click
here for the arpeggios chart)
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- Lesson 6 - Advanced
Chords For The Plectrum Banjo (Click here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains diminished, augmented and 9th chords for the plectrum
banjo.
- (Click
here for the advanced chords chart)
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- Lesson 7 - Chord
Scales On The Plectrum Banjo (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains C and F chord scales on the plectrum banjo.
- (Click
here for the chord scales chart)
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- Lesson 8 - "Waiting
For The Sunrise" Chord Melody (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains and plays "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"
to demonstrate chord melody.
- (Click
here for the chord melody chart to "Waiting For The Sunrise")
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- Lesson 8 (cont.)
- "Oh, Susanna" Chord Melody (Click here)
- Eddie Peabody
explains and plays "Oh, Susanna" to demonstrate chord
melody.
- (Click
here for the chord melody chart to "Oh, Susanna")
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- Lesson 9 - Two-Banjo
Style Strumming Trick (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
demonstrates Two-Banjo style strumming with "Let Me Call
You Sweetheart."
- (Click
here for the chord melody chart to "Let Me Call You Sweetheart")
- The above chart
has some good information on tempo and tremolo as well.
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- Lesson 9 (cont.)
- "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Chord Melody (Click here)
- Eddie Peabody
demonstrates how to play "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
using the chord melody technique.
- (Click
here for the chord melody chart to "Let Me Call You Sweetheart")
- The above chart
has some good information on tempo and tremolo as well.
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- Lesson 10 - A
Personal Message And Tips (Click
here)
- Eddie Peabody
presents a personal message and some playing tips.
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- Click
here for a summary of all the above chord-melody charts plus
some others.
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- Banjoline Demo Video (click here)
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- Banjoline Demonstration
- Eddie Explains and Plays the Banjoline
- Eddie Peabody
invented the Electric Banjoline in the 1950's and it was later
manufactured by the
- Rickenbacker Company
in the 1960's. This video includes Rickenbacker's promotional
audio recording.
- The songs include:
"Moonlight On The Ganges," "Somewhere My Love,"
"Bye Bye Blues,"
- "I'll See
You In My Dreams" and "Casey Jones" (Farmer Johns
Chicken Theme Song).
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- Eddie
Plays the Banjoline (click here)
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- Banjoline Video - Eddie plays the Banjoline on the
Lawrence Welk Show
- Eddie plays "Blue
Hawaii" and "Hawaiian War Chant" in a 1962 Lawrence
Welk TV Show.
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