Garden Song - Melody

Garden Song for the banjo is a wonderful melody that is simple and sweet. Read through the banjo tablature and listen to the song in Tunefox before each practice. Just reading and listening to a song is a powerful method of practicing! When reading and listening, try to notice repeating patterns and 'shapes'. For example in measures 2, 4, & 6 there is a partial chord shape being used. With practice, using that two finger chord shape in those moments will help you play this more efficiently.

There are many places in this melody where you will need to 'shift' positions. Feel free to slide into and slide out of notes when a shift is needed. It can often add style and personality to your playing.

Learning to sing or speak the lyrics in time can help to boost your memory and musicality! Give it a shot.

After learning the melody, try out some of the licks. It introduces melodic variations using double stops and banjo roll patterns. 'Double stops' are two note chords. Banjo 'roll patterns' are simply finger picking patterns for the banjo. Us banjo players call them rolls, and you should too! Both the double stops and roll patterns prepare you for our Scruggs Style - Basic version of this tune.

Explore more Garden Song Banjo Tabs:

Playing the Syllables, Backup, Scruggs Style - Basic