Steve Martin
Award Winning Banjo Player, Comedian, Actor, Writer
“Tunefox is a superior way to learn songs and licks in the privacy of your own home. A clear method of teaching all styles of bluegrass banjo; enough to keep you busy for years.”
Tunefox offers an approach to Bluegrass music education which allows you to improve your skills and explore your creativity - any time, anywhere.
Explore Tabs and LessonsScruggs Style Banjo
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This version of the Cripple Creek is designed to teach you how to play slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Take each one slow at first to get them sounding nice and cl...
PlayScruggs Style Banjo
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This arrangement features some essential Scruggs-style roll patterns, especially in the B section of the song. Check out the preview measure below to learn the MTMT ro...
PlayUsing Tunefox Tools to Learn by Ear
1 Lesson
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Learn tremolo speed, rhythm, and the A minor scale with 'Wayfaring Stranger'.
4 Lessons
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Tuning, reading tab, and playing roll patterns
8 Lessons
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Intermediate Mandolin
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This is much closer to the way you will hear the fiddle tune played at jams. Check out all the variations of Chinquapin Hunting by using the substitution licks. If you...
PlayLearn essential mandolin chords with ease.
7 Lessons
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Advanced Mandolin
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There are many more slurs in this version of Big Sciota than the other two and the B section is really exciting as it slides around the C and Em chords. Have fun!
PlayThree Finger - Key of D Banjo
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Spike that fifth string at the 7th fret and lets go to work! Playing in D without a capo opens up some glorious new sounds. This basic arrangement here isn't exactly S...
PlayThe Foggy Mountain Breakdown Roll Mini Lesson
3 Lessons
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Tuning guitar, holding a pick, and strumming with confidence.
8 Lessons
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Tuning, holding the pick, and strumming your mandolin.
7 Lessons
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Bluegrass Guitar
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Here you’ll learn a lot more about the C position, especially it’s major and pentatonic scales. This version of Arkansas Traveler blends in more melody notes for a ful...
PlayTuning, Reading Tab, Holding your Banjo, and the Claw
11 Lessons
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Exchange licks in the context of the song you’re learning to hear multiple possibilities for improvisation.
More...With the swipe of a finger, one song arrangement can go from simple to complex. The Level Slider means one arrangement can cover beginner through advanced. The arrangement grows with you!
More...One of the most important parts to learning bluegrass is actually playing the music and experimenting! Play along with real sounding backing tracks to get ready for your next jam.
Whether you’re finding your first chords or you’ve been playing for years, we’ve got you covered with an extensive library of bluegrass music for you to learn and jam along with.
More...Switch licks, hide notes, and jam with backing tracks - these are just a few of the revolutionary ways to learn music with Tunefox.
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Practice at home or on the go! Tunefox will auto-save your progress and preferences.
Every song comes with multiple arrangements so you always have something new to learn. Use the lick switcher to create a personalised solo and then practice with real-sounding backing tracks. Creative learning at it's best!
Melody Guitar
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Joy to the World is a great study in making music with the C major scale on the guitar. So often scales can feel un-musical and tedious. Here, timing and phrasing is ...
PlayMelody Mandolin
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Joy to the World on the mandolin is a perfect Holiday tune and a great chance to put the G major scale in a musical context. Remember to practice those scales as a wa...
PlayMelody Clawhammer banjo
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The melody for Deck the Halls is a blast to play on Clawhammer banjo, especially when paired with the Tunefox backing track band. The band is moving double time when ...
PlayMelody Mandolin
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Deck the Halls is a classic melody that is perfect for the holiday season. If you are familiar with it enough that you can sing along, and if you also know the G majo...
PlayMelody Banjo
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Deck the halls is a great melody to learn on the banjo, and it's a holiday classic. A "double time" backing track makes this one more enjoyable to play along with at ...
PlayMelody Guitar
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Learn "Deck the Halls" on guitar in the key of G major. Use our hide notes feature and learn by ear if you are familiar with the melody already. Knowing the G major...
PlayJohn Hurt Style: Lead Fingerstyle Guitar
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Richland Woman Blues is a great tune for Fingerstyle Blues guitar by Mississippi John Hurt. This version is closely modeled after the master's playing. The lead featu...
PlayMelody - Basic Banjo
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Here's a simplified melody for Joy to the World on the banjo. This one is easier to play, and great for beginners.
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Award Winning Banjo Player, Comedian, Actor, Writer
“Tunefox is a superior way to learn songs and licks in the privacy of your own home. A clear method of teaching all styles of bluegrass banjo; enough to keep you busy for years.”
Banjo Player, Steep Canyon Rangers
“It's a great jumping off point for making up my own licks.”
Banjo Player, Molly Tuttle Band
“Tunefox is the best digital learning tool for banjo I've ever encountered. The interface is intuitive, and the content is musical and well thought out. Everyone learning bluegrass banjo should get this app.”
Tunefoxer
“Thank you for creating this. My wife has noted a change in my playing since I started working with your online software.”
Tunefoxer
“Tunefox is without doubt one of the best instructional formats around. Used regularly, it helps solidify timing, creates a forum for jam playing (which is really where it's at), and encourages accuracy and speed.”
Tunefoxer
“What a brilliant learning system to enable a 73 year old to play banjo, this app has brought me a new lease on life.”
Tunefoxer
“I’ve been an early user of TuneFox and I love the app and the ease with which I can learn new songs, either solely by ear or with some of the tools (ease of isolating measures, hidden notes, ability to switch in different licks, Scruggs/melodic and backup playing styles). With TuneFox, I’ve stretched myself like never before.”
Tunefoxer
“Easy and fun way to learn how to play the banjo! Would highly recommend it!!”