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The real fun begins when you utilize your technique to play melodies on the instrument in authentic banjo styles. Melody notes can usually be organized as a group of notes, called a scale. Finding melody notes in a song becomes easier after you've mastered a few scales on the banjo neck, so I recommend that you start with the scales I outline in Chapter 4.

After you get the feel for the scales, you can use the right- and left-hand techniques you master to capture as many melody notes as you can and create arrangements that sound good on the instrument.

In Chapters 7, 8, and 9, you can play beginner and more advanced versions of tunes in clawhammer, old-time fingerpicking, and traditional and contemporary bluegrass styles. Chapter 11 explores early banjo styles from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The online audio examples allow you to hear me play musical examples from this book, and now you can check out video online for the most important exercises and tunes presented. We banjo players have to stick together, and I'm there for you, online 24/7!