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Cat's Whiskers, words & music by Fred Tibbott & George Rex, vintage 1920s song, original sheet music for piano with words and a separate solo part for plectrum or finger banjo inside rear cover; cover illustration of a black cat, a gent in top hat and tails and shadow of a farmer ploughing, with small photograph of Frank Ellis and his Californians (Paling's Song Series No. 112, W H Paling & Co, Sydney, 1923) Name and stamp on cover, edge wear with a few small tears, fold taped, advertisement sticker at top of 1st music page. foxing on edges, corners torn, creased down middle, else good.
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Purchase 2OT13436 AU$10.00

It Happened In Monterey, song from the film "King of Jazz", words by Billy Rose, music by Mable Wayne, original 1930s song, multi-part edition, sheet music for piano, ukulele, with chords and words; includes separate parts for solos or duets for saxophones (also Eb baritone sax, Eb clarinet or alto clarinet), Bb trumpet (also Bb soprano sax, Bb tenor sax, Bb clarinet or any Bb instrument - trombone), violin (also C soprano and C melody sax, flute, oboe or any C instrument), tenor banjo solo (Universal notation), Hawaiian (steel) guitar solo; cover illustration of a woman playing a fretted instrument at a window (Allan & Co, Melbourne, 1930) Cover is worn and grubby, fold torn, edges are soiled, music is good.
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I Miss A Little Miss (Who Misses Me In Sunny Tennessee) words by Tot Seymour, music by J Fred Coots, vintage 1930s song, original sheet music for piano with ukulele or banjulele banjo chords (arr by Roy Smeck) and words; multi-part edition including separate parts for solos or duets for saxophones (and other Eb, Bb and C instruments), trumpet, violin, tenor banjo, Hawaiian (steel) guitar, ukulele; cover illustration of a girl with photograph of Al Hammett (Allan & Co, Melbourne, 1930) Name and sticker on cover, cover worn and creased, fold has been hand-sewn with thread, foxing and soiling on edges of music pages, else good.
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Purchase 3OT12588 AU$10.00

Songbooks and Collection Books
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Mel Bay's Ragtime Banjo For Tenor or Plectrum Banjo by Roy Smeck & Mel Bay, A collection of Scott Joplin and other original Rags which can be played by tenor, plectrum or 5-string banjo; standard music notation (Mel Bay Archive Editions, MB93365, Mel Bay Publications, 2008) ISBN 9780786678099 /978-078667809-9. Softcover book, 32 pages, NEW. Contents are: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; Peacherine Rag; Palm Leaf Rag; Crackerjack Rag; Honky Tonk Rag; The Hobsie Boy Rag; Banjo Picking Rag; Main Street Rag; Hayseed Rag; Duck Quack Rag; Ragging Up and Down the Scale; Salt and Pepper Rag.
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Purchase 3OT13182 AU$23.00

Banjo Lesson Books

Mel Bay's First Lessons Tenor Banjo by Joe Carr, This beginning banjo method provides the basics of playing the tenor banjo; if you love the banjo sounds of ragtime, early jazz and Dixieland, this book is for you; study chord strumming (chordal accompaniment), easy melody and chord melody playing; with an accompanying CD (MB21011BCD, Mel Bay Publications, 2006) ISBN 07866751209 /0-7866-75120-9. Softcover book + CD, 32 pages. NEW. (2)
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Purchase BJ13164 AU$23.00

Hal Leonard Banjo Method Book 1: 5-String Bluegrass Style; Tablature by Mac Robertson, Robbie Clement & Will Schmid (HL00699500, Hal Leonard, 1980) ISBN 0793538408. Softcover book, 63 pages. NEW. (2)
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Purchase BJ14229 AU$22.00

Hal Leonard Banjo Method Book 2: 5-String Bluegrass Style; Tablature; Melodic-Style by Mac Robertson, Robbie Clement & Will Schmid (HL00699502, Hal Leonard, 1980) ISBN 0793528135. Softcover book, 63 pages. NEW. (2)
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Hal Leonard Banjo Method: Easy Banjo Solos by Mac Robertson. Unique Bluegrass/Country supplement to Hal Leonard Banjo Method Book 1 or other beginning method; the level of difficulty is carefully coordinated with new skills introduced throughout Book 1 (HL00699515, Hal Leonard, 1982) ISBN 0793523338 /0-7935-2333-8. Softcover book, 24 pages. NEW. Contents are: Tom Dooley; Rocky Top; This Land is Your Land; Wabash Cannonball; Oh, Lonesome Me; I've Just Seen a Face; Will The Circle be Unbroken; The Ballad of Jed Clampett; Mountain Dew; I'll Fly Away; Milwaukee, Here I Come; Before I Met You; I Saw The Light; Hey, Good Lookin'; Columbus Stockade Blues; Tennessee.
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Hal Leonard Banjo Method: More Easy Banjo Solos by Mac Robertson, Unique Bluegrass/Country supplement to Hal Leonard Banjo Method Book 2 or other intermediate method; the level of difficulty is carefully coordinated with new skills introduced throughout Book 2 (HL00699516, Hal Leonard, 1982) ISBN 0793526884 /0-7935-2688-4. Softcover book, 24 pages. NEW. Contents are: Jambalaya; A Roving Gambler; Katy Daly; Dooley; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Take This Hammer; Abilene; Freight Train; Old Home Place; Doug's Tune; Redwing; Down Yonder; Blue Moon of Kentucky; Salty Dog Blues; Foggy Mountain Breakdown; Temperence Reel. (3)
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Constructing A 5-String Banjo, A Complete Technical Guide by Roger H Siminoff. Simple and concise step-by-step instructions on making a 5-string banjo, with over 200 photographs and diagrams; the author has been building banjos and mandolins since 1957 (Hal Leonard, 1985) ISBN 0881883735 /0-88188-373-5. Spiral-bound softcover book, 63 pages + fold-out plans, NEW.
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Purchase BJ13178 AU$45.00

5-String Banjo Chords, Open and Moveable Chords Plus Banjo Playing Styles by Ron Middlebrook, Banjo chord chart (Centrestream Publishing, no date) ISBN 0931759048 /0-931759-04-8. NEW. (2)
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Purchase BJ13180 AU$14.00

Fretboard Roadmaps 5-String Banjo: The Essential Patterns That All The Pros Know And Use -by- Fred Sokolow; CD Included with 61 Demonstration Tracks. Play anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; increase your chord, scale and lick vocabulary; learn to play chord-based licks, moveable major and blues scales, melodic scales, and first-position major scales; easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for beginning, intermediate and advanced players (Hal Leonard, 2003) ISBN 0634001434. NEW softcover book with CD. 55 pages. NEW.
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