Phil Rice's Method For The Banjo - 1858 (banjo tablature)

For the first time ever in tablature, the complete set of 64 instrumental solos from Phil Rice's Method For The Banjo from 1858! I have very carefully transcribed every note of every instrumental solo and entabulated it for all 5-string banjos to play. When this book was printed, the banjo was tuned much lower and players read treble clef notation for the music. With this new tablature edition, anyone with a 5-string banjo can play it whether you're in a lower tuning for minstrel style banjo playing or in modern C or G tuning.

I've also included a complete transcription of the instructions for how to play the banjo from the original book. This was the first banjo tutor to give an in-depth set of instructions on how to play stroke style. This method covers techniques for both hands that are found throughout many types of clawhammer styles. You can learn it all, word for word, note for note in this new tablature edition! Whether you’ve played banjo your entire life or if you’ve never picked one up at all, this book is perfect for every skill level. 64 mp3s are included to help you learn the tunes.

Song list:

C tuning: 

• Juba, A Jig Dance
• Where Did You Come From?
• Do Mr. Boker Do
• Hurrah For Hard Times
• Green Corn
• Rattlesnake Jig or Hoop De Dooden Doo
• Jump Into The Wagon
• Oh, Come Along John
• Buckley’s Banjo Jig
• To The Other Side Of Jordan
• Hear Him, Johnny, Hear Him!
• Oh, Sally Is The Gal For Me
• Rob Ridley
• Root Hog Or Die
• Down In Alabama
• Gettin’ Up Stairs
• Picayune Butler’s Comin’ To Town
• Bobbin’ Around
• White Cat Or Black Cat
• Hannah, Hannah, Where You Going?
• I’m Off For Nicaragua
• Machine Poetry
• United States, It Is The Place
• Oh, The Law Gals
• Oh, What’s The Matter Suse Ann?
• Somebody’s In The House With Dinah
• So Glad Dinah Left Me
• Don’t Mind Steven
• The Ole Grey Goose
• Oh, Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done
• Darling Nelly Gray
• Oh, Ladies All!
• That’s So And You’d Better Believe It
• Sandy Boy
• Hi! Ho! The Charleston Gals
• Go Away, Jenny
• Get Away, Gumbo, Sound Your Horn
• Where’s That Man?
• Sam Johnson’s Reel
• Devil’s Dream
• What’s Going On?
• Phil Rice’s Excelsior Jig
• Come Shine Out, Peggy
• Whoop Jamboree
• Oh John, Did You Ever See My Daughter Sally?
• The Old Gander
• Rise Old Napper
• Mrs. McCloud’s Reel
• Set ‘em Up John
• Come Day, Go Day
• Power Of Music, as executed by Tom Briggs
• John Diamond Walk Around
• Grape Vine Twist
• Oh, Bring Along The Gal
• Old Virginny Jig
• Mr. Brown
• Snap, Flip, Toodleum, Dee
• The Lady’s Jig
• Buckley’s Walk Round
• Essence Of Old Virginia Dance
• Dick Sliter’s Reel
• Buckley’s Best Reel
• Unsworth’s New Jig
• Walk Around

Alternate versions in G tuning:

• To The Other Side Of Jordan
• Oh, Sally Is The Gal For Me
• Bobbin’ Around
• White Cat Or Black Cat
• Hannah, Hannah, Where You Going?
• I’m Off For Nicaragua
• United States, It Is The Place
• Sandy Boy
• Sam Johnson’s Reel
• Come Shine Out Peggy
• Whoop Jamboree
• Oh John, Did You Ever See My Daughter Sally?
• Oh, Bring Along The Gal
• Essence Of Old Virginia Dance
• Unsworth’s New Jig