LeWalt Publishing - Guitar, 5-String Banjo and Mandolin Instruction - Harold Streeter





5-String Banjo Collections

Demonstration recordings include
"Play-Along" sections...


         All of our banjo collections are available on CD, as indicated in red type-face at the bottom of each collection. To order, first click on the "How to Order" link at the top of this page and read through the info. Next, either click on the PayPal link for online purchases, or click on the ready-to-print order form link located near the top of the How to Order page for paying by check or money order.


         Please note that because our listings consist primarily of instrumental arrangements,
lyrics are not included.



5-STRING BANJO SAMPLER


To hear the clarity of our recordings, here's a 90-minute sampling of some of what we have available for banjo. What you'll hear are the first 20 seconds of 295 selections, demonstrated at normal tempo. Included are; bluegrass, country, folk, blues, pop, gospel, jazz, and celtic examples, plus a 3-page order form for checking off the tunes you like.

ORDER # BS7068 - 2 CDs ($6.95)


LITURGICAL BANJO - in G Tuning
for Praise and Worship Services
Scruggs & Scruggs/Melodic styles - Intermediate Level
All tablature arrangements include basic melodies with lyrics,
full banjo break, and full backup.

 

Title and Description

Key

Tab Price
B1822 BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD

G

4.25
B1823 GLORY IN THE HIGHEST

G

4.25
B1824 HALLELUIA

Em

3.75
B1825 HALLELUJAH

G

3.25
B1826 HOLY GROUND

C & D

4.25
B1827 HOW I LOVE YOU

G

3.25
B1828 IN MY LIFE, LORD, BE GLORIFIED

C

2.25
B1829 I WILL CELEBRATE

Em

4.25
B1830 I WANT TO PRAISE YOU, LORD

C

4.75
B1831 I WILL PRAISE YOU, LORD

G

3.75
B1832 JESUS

C

3.25
B1833 LET ALL THE THE EARTH

C

3.75
B1834 LET ALL THOSE WHO TRUST IN THEE, REJOICE

G

4.75
B1836 OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD

Em

4.75
B1837 OUR GOD REIGNS

G

4.25
B1839 WE EXALT THEE

C

4.25
B1840 WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE

G

3.25
B1841 WITH YOUR HANDS

Em

3.75
B1842 YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE

Am

3.25

Cost of tabs if purchased separately: $73.25.
 No CD available - available on TablEdit with Midi file only
Cost for all 19 tabs is just $29.95!
 ORDER #BC7100


AMERICAN FOLK BANJO - OLD AND NEW
Intermediate & Advanced Levels - Scruggs/Melodic style
G tuning = gDGBD      G minor tuning = gDGBbD      Gadd9 tuning = aDGBD

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B210 I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
         (traditional Folk)

G

G

I

2.75
B319 SHADY GROVE - (traditional - mountain style)

Gm

Gm

A

2.75
B1762 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
         (break - Peter, Paul & Mary)

G

G

I

2.25
B1778 IF I WERE A CARPENTER - (60's Folk/Pop,
         Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash)

D

Gadd9

I

3.25
B1861 COLORED ARISTOCRACY
         (traditional fiddle tune)

C

G

A

2.75
B1939 I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M
         BOUND - (Folk - Tom Paxton,
        based on the Chad Mitchell Trio recording)

D

Gadd9

I

2.75
B1943 SWEET SUNNY SOUTH - (traditional,
         as played by John Hartford)

G

G

I

2.25
B1962 LORENA - (Civil War song - intro and
         two breaks - as played by John Hartford)

G

G

I

3.25
B1963 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
         (60's Folk - written by Pete Seeger, based
         on the Kingston Trio recording)

G

G

I

2.75
B2410 MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
         (traditional - Stephen Foster)

G

G

I

2.75

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $47.50.
 For all 10 tabs with CD: $22.95!
 ORDER #BC7000


BLUEGRASS BANJO POTPOURRI
Multi-Level: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A - Advanced - Scruggs/Melodic style
G tuning = gDGBD      D tuning = f#DF#AD

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B766 MAMA BLUES - (as played by Earl Scruggs)

D

D

I

3.25
B786 TENNESSEE BLUES
        (based on Bill Monroe's 1941 recording,
         three breaks on lower and upper neck)

G

G

A

3.25
B1790 THOSE MEMORIES
         (Bill Monroe - lower & upper neck breaks)

G

G

A

3.25
B1794 TEARDROPS IN MY EYES
         (Red Allen - lower neck Scruggs style)

G

G

I

3.25
B1808 BRAKEMAN'S BLUES - (Jimmie Rodgers,
         based on Bill Monroe's recording)

D

G

A

3.25
B2337 YOU ARE MY FLOWER - (intro, 2 breaks,
        includes simile of traditional guitar break)

G

G

I

3.25
B2434 BORROWED LOVE - (intro and break,
         as played by Earl Scruggs)

G

G

B

2.25
B2468 JESUS WALKED THIS LONESOME VALLEY
         (traditional Gospel - three breaks,
         third break is advanced level)

G

G

I

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $41.00.
 For all 8 tabs with CD: $19.95!
 ORDER #BC7001


BANJO POTPOURRI
Intermediate and Advanced Levels - Scruggs/Melodic style
G tuning = gDGBD      D tuning = f#DF#AD     Gadd9 tuning = aDGBD

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B206 IRISH WASHERWOMAN - (brisk waltz, not a jig)

D

D

I

2.75
B792 BANJO BOUNCE
        (Jazz/Swing - as played by Allan Shelton)

D

G

A

3.25
B892 MINUET - Allegro, Op. 22 - (3/4 time,
         Fernando Sor - adapted from classical guitar)

C

G

A

4.75
B1777 CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
         (60's uptempo Jazz/Pop)

D

Gadd9

A

3.25
B2373 THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND
         (popular Civil War fiddle tune)

G

G

I

2.25
B2415 WAYFARING STRANGER - (slow rubato upper
         neck Chord/Melody style arrangement,
        plus faster tempo lower neck
        Scruggs/melodic style arrangement)

Em

G

A

4.75
B2464 MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
         (traditional - Stephen Foster)

C

G

I

3.25
B2467 SILVER BELLS - (Christmas Pop,
         from "Holiday Inn")

G

G

I

2.75

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $43.00.
 For all 8 tabs with CD: $19.95!
 ORDER #BC7022


BANJO SONGS IN G MINOR TUNING - Key of Gm
Intermediate & Advanced Levels
SM = Scruggs/Melodic style    CM = Chord/Melody style

 

Title and Description

Style

Level

Tab Price
B170 EL CONDOR PASA - (60's Folk - Simon and Garfunkel)

SM

I

3.25
B196 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - (traditional - fast 4/4 time)

SM

I

2.75
B244 LITTLE MAGGIE - (traditional mountain ballad)

SM

A

2.75
B263 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW - (traditional Dixieland)

SM

I

3.25
B319 SHADY GROVE - (fast mountain ballad)

SM

A

2.75
B472 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY - (fast Western)

SM

A

3.25
B495 KENTUCKY MANDOLIN - (Bluegrass - Bill Monroe)

SM

A

2.75
B785 JERUSALEM RIDGE - (fiddle tune - Bill Monroe)

SM

A

2.75
B2328 OLD IRISH BLESSING - (traditional slow Celtic)

CM

I

3.25
B2433 OLD JOE CLARK IN MINOR
         (still Old Joe Clark, but with a different face)

SM

I

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $50.00.
 For all 10 tabs with CD: $24.95!
 ORDER #BC7024


POP/ROCK BANJO
Intermediate & Advanced Levels - Scruggs/Melodic style
G tuning = gDGBD      Gadd9 tuning = gAGBD ("Landslide") or
aDGBD ("You've Got to Hide Your Love Away")

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B1525 LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR
         (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

G

G

I

2.75
B1554 THE WEDDING SONG - (70's Folk/Pop,
         Noel Paul Stookey; of Peter, Paul & Mary)

G

G

I

3.75
B1781 YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY
         (3/4 time - Beatles - aDGBD)

D

Gadd9

I

3.25
B1865 LOUIE, LOUIE - (60's Rock - don't underestimate
         this one - wait 'til you hear it on banjo!)

G

G

A

3.25
B1879 LAYLA - (Eric Clapton - based on his
         acoustic "Unplugged" version)

Dm

G

A

4.75
B2375 MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW - (based on the
         "Soggy Bottom Boys" "radio version" from
        "O Brother, Where Art Thou": CD is of
         blues/rock treatment from movie version)

G

G

I

3.25
B2422 HOOKA TOOKA - (Chubby Checker, 1963:
         blues shuffle - two sections: Section One
         is transcription of Jim Helm's recording)

C

G

I

3.75
B2448 LANDSLIDE - (Fleetwood Mac - Stevie Nicks &
         Lindsey Buckingham - intro, all backup,
         two melody breaks, one guitar break
         simile - gAGBD )

Am

Gadd9

A

5.75
B2456 SHE'S A WOMAN - (Beatles - shuffle blues,
         lower and upper neck sections)

G

G

A

4.75

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $53.25.
 For all 9 tabs with CD: $24.95!
 ORDER #BC7147


GOSPEL BANJO - G Tuning
Intermediate & Advanced Levels
S = Scruggs style     SM = Scruggs and Melodic styles     CM = Chord/Melody style

 

Title and Description

Key

Level

Style

Tab Price
B1518 PURPLE ROBE - (traditional - Verse & Chorus
         breaks, all backup on upper neck)

G

I

S

5.25
B1519 OLD BRUSH ARBOR - (traditional - Verse and
         Chorus breaks, all backup on upper neck)

G

I

S

5.75
B1528 TAKE ME IN YOUR LIFEBOAT - (Bluegrass)

G

I

S

2.75
B1530 'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS
         (traditional)

G & D

I

CM

3.75
B1572 TURN YOUR RADIO ON - (A. Brumley, Ray
         Stevens, Blackwood Bros - intro & break)

G

I

SM

3.25
B1737 SATAN'S CHOIR
         (based on Seldom Scene's recording)

G

A

SM

3.25
B1761 I'LL FLY AWAY - (A. Brumley - 1932)

G

A

S

2.75
B1805 I LIKE TO HEAR 'EM PREACH IT
         (Bluegrass - lower neck)

G

I

S

2.75
B2031 MAN IN THE MIDDLE
         (Bluegrass - 2 intros, all backup, 2 breaks)

D

A

SM

3.75
B2359 OVER IN THE GLORY LAND - (break from
         Rob McCoury's recording - for 2 banjos)

G

I

S

3.75
B2360 IN THE GLORY LAND WAY - (break, as played
         by Earl Scruggs)

G

I

S

2.25
B2457 LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORY
         (lower neck break in Scruggs style - upper
         neck break in Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

I/A

S/SM

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $66.50.
 For all 12 tabs with CD: $29.95!
 ORDER #BC7146


BANJO JAZZ & STANDARDS - G Tuning
Intermediate & Advanced Levels - Scruggs/Melodic style

 

Title and Description

Key

Level

Tab Price
B853 THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
         (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren,
        40's uptempo Pop/Jazz)

Eb

A

3.25
B854 OUT OF NOWHERE (You Came to Me Out of Nowhere)
        (Ed Heyman, John Green - 40's uptempo Pop/Jazz)

G

A

3.25
B1785 BIRTH OF THE BLUES - (40's Pop/Jazz,
         based on Sammy Davis Jr's recording)

G

A

3.25
B1872 STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
         (Benny Goodman - 30's uptempo Big Band Jazz)

D

A

3.25
B2032 ST LOUIS BLUES - (W. C. Handy - six sections & ending)

G

A

5.75
B2368 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO - (40's uptempo Pop/Jazz,
        based on Glenn Miller's recording)

G

A

4.75
B2374 PIANO ROLL BLUES - (Cy Coben - 40's-50's Honky Tonk)

C

A

2.75
B2377 MAYBERRY R.F.D. THEME - (includes "walking bass")

D

A

3.25
B2407 BLUE FESCUE ("Blue Grass") - (Blues/Texas Swing,
         Harold Streeter - 2 arrangements)

G

I

3.75
B2451 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
         (40's Jazz/Swing - Duke Ellington)

G

A

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $56.50.
 For all 10 tabs with CD: $24.95!
 ORDER #BC7136


ECLECTIC BANJO
Intermediate & Advanced Levels
G tuning = gDGBD      G Modal tuning = gDGCD      Gm tuning = gDGBbD

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B746 YEAR OF JUBILO
        (Civil War Freedom song - Melodic style)

G

G

I

2.25
B1775 STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN - (3/4 time,
        traditional Irish Air - Scruggs/Melodic style)

Am

G

I

3.25
B1780 TENNESSEE WALTZ - (3/4 time - Patti Page,
         50's Pop - Chord/Melody style)

G

G

I

3.75
B1927 SWEET BABY JAMES - (3/4 time - 70's Folk/Pop,
         James Taylor - Scruggs/Melodic style)

D

G

A

4.25
B1955 ASHOKAN FAREWELL - (3/4 time - Jay Ungar,
         Civil War PBS series - Chord/Melody style)

D

G

A

3.25
B2245 MUSIC BOX DANCER - (Frank Mills - 1974,
         based on original piano score - Melodic style)

C

Gmo

A

3.25
B2246 EASTER PARADE - (Irving Berlin - 1948 - as
         played by Roy Lewis - lead & backup,
         Scruggs & Reno styles)

G

G

A

4.25
B2419 HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE
         (Stephen Foster - partially based on Front
         Porch String Band's recording; includes
         transcript of Herb Trottman's banjo break)

G

G

I

3.75
B2421 HALLELUJAH I'M READY - (fast traditional
         Southern Gospel - based on Hilltop News'
         recording - Scruggs style)

G

G

I

3.25
B2422 HOOKA TOOKA - (shuffle - Chubby Checker/1963,
         2 sections: one is transcription of Jim Helm's
         recording, other is by Harold Streeter:
         Single-string and Scruggs style)

C

G

I

3.75
B2431 LITTLE MAGGIE - (traditional - Scruggs style)

Gm

Gmo

I

1.75
B2432 DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN
         (3/4 time - traditional - Scruggs style)

G

G

I

2.25
B2433 MINOR OLD JOE CLARK - (traditional - still
         Old Joe Clark but unlike any other;
         Scruggs/Melodic style)

Gm

Gm

I

3.25
B2436 ASH GROVE - (3/4 time - traditional Welsh,
         arranged for 2 banjos - Melodic style)

C

G

I

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $73.50.
 For all 14 tabs with CD: $29.95!
 ORDER #BC7133


BANJO TRAIN SONGS
Intermediate & Advanced Levels
G tuning = gDGBD      D tuning = aDF#AD & f#DF#AD
All CD demonstration recordings include "play-along" sections

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B086 WABASH CANNONBALL - (traditional,
        Roy Acuff - Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

G

A

2.75
B172 FIREBALL MAIL
        (Don Reno, Mac Wiseman - Scruggs style)

G

G

I

2.75
B177 FREIGHT TRAIN - (Folk - Elizabeth Cotten,
         Scruggs/Melodic style)

G & C

G

A

2.75
B199 HEY PORTER
         (Johnny Cash - as played by Earl Scruggs)

D

D

I

1.75
B309 REUBEN (Train 45) - (based on Earl Scruggs'
         banjo recording, and Dan Crary's guitar
        recording - Scruggs/Melodic style)

D

D

A

3.25
B310 RIDING ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN - (as
         played by Ralph Stanley - Scruggs style)

G

G

I

1.75
B312 RIDING ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
         (Steve Goodman, Arlo Guthrie,
         Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

G

I

3.25
B370 WRECK OF THE OLD 97 - (Flatt & Scruggs,
         Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

G

I

2.25
B519 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL - (includes train
         sounds - Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

G

A

3.75
B777 MIDNIGHT FLYER - (as played by
         Sonny Osborne - Scruggs style)

G

G

I

2.25
B1523 HOBO'S MEDITATION - (3/4 time,
         Jimmie Rodgers - Scruggs/Melodic style)

G

G

I

3.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $51.75.
 For all 11 tabs with CD: $24.95!
 ORDER #BC7134

SCRUGGS STYLE BANJO POTPOURRI - G and D Tunings
Basic & Intermediate Level
G tuning = gDGBD      D tuning = f#DF#AD

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Level

Tab Price
B738 NINE POUND HAMMER - (2 sections: Section
         One as played by Earl Scruggs - Section
         Two arranged by Harold Streeter)

G

G

I

2.75
B2247 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

G

G

B

1.75
B2249 SHADY GROVE - (traditional)

G

G

I

2.25
B2250 BOIL THE CABBAGE DOWN - (traditional)

G

G

B

2.25
B2251 GOODNIGHT IRENE - (3/4 time - 40's Folk)

G

G

B

1.75
B2265 RED RIVER VALLEY - (traditional)

G

G

B

1.75
B2269 BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT

G

G

B

2.25
B2273 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP - (Ralph Stanley)

G

G

B

1.75
B2277 RUBBER DOLLY - (traditional fiddle tune)

G

G

B

1.75
B2278 OLD JOE CLARK - (traditional fiddle tune)

G

G

I

2.25
B2279 REUBEN - (traditional fiddle tune)

D

D

I

2.75
B2280 SALTY DOG BLUES - (traditional Bluegrass)

G

G

I

2.25
B2281 CAMPTOWN RACES - (Stephen Foster)

G

G

B

1.75
B2283 WILDWOOD FLOWER - (Carter Family)

D

D

B

2.75
B2284 LITTLE MAGGIE - (traditional Bluegrass)

G

G

I

2.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $62.25.
 For all 15 tabs with CD: $24.95!
 ORDER #BC7131

BLUEGRASS FAVORITES - G Tuning, Key of G
Basic Level
S = Scruggs style     SM = Scruggs & Melodic styles
All CD demonstration recordings include "play-along" sections

 

Title and Description

Style

Tab Price
B016 COTTON FIELDS - (Osborne Bros)

S

2.75
B043 LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL
         (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs)

S

2.25
B051 MOUNTAIN DEW - (Grandpa Jones)

S

2.25
B053 MAPLE ON THE HILL - (Ralph Stanley)

S

2.75
B059 PRETTY POLLY - (traditional mountain tune)

SM

2.25
B202 I SAW THE LIGHT - (Hank Williams)

S

2.25
B231 JESSE JAMES - (traditional folk)

SM

2.75
B788 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
         (as played by Earl Scruggs)

S

1.75
B803 JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY
         (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs)

SM

2.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $39.25.
 For all 9 tabs with CD: $19.95!
 ORDER #BC6033

BASIC BANJO - G Tuning
Scruggs style
All CD demonstration recordings include "play-along" sections

 

Title and Description

Key

Tab Price
B054 OLD TIME RELIGION - (Gospel)

G

2.25
B075 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND - (folk - Woody Guthrie)

G

2.75
B077 WHY ME, LORD
         (3/4 time Gospel - Kris Kristofferson)

G

2.75
B082 BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW - (folk)

G

2.75
B086 WABASH CANNONBALL - (bluegrass - Roy Acuff)

G

2.75
B090 WILDWOOD FLOWER - (Carter Family)

G

3.25
B700 LEGEND OF BONNIE & ClYDE - (Merle Haggard)

G

2.25
B735 KNOXVILLE GIRL - (3/4 time - folk)

G

2.25
B1256 BEFORE I MET YOU - (3/4 time - Flatt & Scruggs)

G

2.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $41.25.
 For all 9 tabs with CD: $19.95!
 ORDER #BC6059

SCRUGGS-STYLE BANJO POTPOURRI - G Tuning
Basic & Intermediate Levels
All CD demonstration recordings include "play-along" sections

 

Title and Description

Key

Level

Tab Price
B006 BLOWING IN THE WIND - (Bob Dylan)

G

B

2.75
B037 JESUS SAVIOR, PILOT ME - (Gospel)

G

B

2.25
B038 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE - (Carter Family)

G

I

3.25
B066 SCARLET RIBBONS - (3/4 time - folk)

G

B

2.75
B073 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN - ('50's country)

G

I

2.75
B079 WORRIED MAN BLUES - (folk)

G

B

2.75
B129 BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT
         ("Beverly Hillbillies Theme" - Earl Scruggs)

G

I

3.25
B370 WRECK OF THE OLD 97 - (Flatt & Scruggs)

G

I

2.25
B1233 SWEET SUNNY SOUTH - (traditional bluegrass)

G

B

2.25

Cost of tabs and recordings if purchased separately: $42.25.
 For all 9 tabs with CD: $19.95!
 ORDER #BC6058

BANJO POTPOURRI
Intermediate Level
S = Scruggs style     SM = Scruggs and Melodic styles
G tuning = gDGBD      D6 tuning = aBF#AD      Gm tuning = gDGBbD
All CD demonstration recordings include "play-along" sections

 

Title and Description

Key

Tuning

Style

Tab Price
B001 AULD LANG SYNE - (traditional - Robert Burns)

G

G

S

2.75
B118 BULLY OF THE TOWN - (fast 20's Dixieland rag)

G

G

SM

3.25
B237 LADY OF SPAIN - (40's Pop)

C

G

S

2.75
B707 NO TITLE YET BLUES - (Eric Weissburg)

D

D6

SM

3.75
B1176 TIME IN A BOTTLE - (3/4 time - Jim Croce)

Dm

G

SM

3.25
B1201 ELEANOR RIGBY - (Beatles)

Gm

Gm

SM

3.25
B1228 I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS - (40's Pop)

C

G

SM

2.75
B1507 BOTH SIDES NOW - (60's Fol