Up The Neck

Image of Up The Neck book w/CDMEL BAY
Taught by Janet Davis
Book w/ 2 CDs

Product Description:
A superb instructional text for five-string banjo dealing with the 5th through the 22nd fret. Included are chapters on roll patterns, chords, songs, licks, chord progressions, arranging songs, improvising, melodic style, chromatic style, chromatic style, back-up, and much more! Also included is an abundance of great Janet Davis solo tabs. Written in tablature. The two CDs included in this package contain 144 tracks in stereo to accompany the book. Listen and play along with Janet Davis as she explains and plays each exercise.

 

 

 

 

 

 




Book Contents
Up-the-Neck Arrangements
The Y Position
Bluegrass Roll Patterns
The Standard Roll Patterns
    "Bile 'Em Cabbage Down"
    "Salty Dog Blues"
Summary: Roll Patterns
Chords: Introduction
Chords
The Standard Chord Patterns
    "Cumberland Gap"
    "Train 45"
    "John Hardy"
    "Little Maggie"
    "Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
    "Wildwood Flower"
    "House of the Rising Sun"
Summary: Chords
Licks: Introduction
Basic Up-the-Neck Licks
    "Train 45"
    "Little Maggie"
    "John Hardy"
    "Mama Don't Allow"
    "Crying Holy Unto the Lord"
The "Identity Factor"
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
    "Lonesome Road Blues"
    "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Additional Licks:
Interchangeable Licks by Chord
Pick-Up Notes
G Licks
C Licks
D Licks
A Licks
F Licks
E Licks
B Licks
B-flat Licks
F-sharp Licks
Am Licks
Bm Licks
Cm Licks
Em Licks
Dm Licks
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
    "Lonesome Road Blues"
    "Little Maggie"
    "Salty Dog Blues"
    "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
    "Jesse James"
Summary: Licks
Incorporating the Melody
Harmony Notes
Accentuating the Melody
    "Worried Man Blues"
    "Red River Valley"
    "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"
    "Wreck of the Old 97"
Improvising: Advanced Section
Advanced Expression: The X or the Y Position?
Connecting Links:
Up and Down the Neck
    "Lost Indian"
    "Sitting on Top of the World"
Altered Roll Patterns
    "Blackberry Blossom"
    "Wildwood Flower"
    "Sally Goodin"
Second Variations
    "Sally Ann"
    "Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
    "Look Down, Look Down"
Melodic Licks
    "Dixie"
    "Cuckoo's Nest"
    "Crazy Creek"
    "Limerock"
    "Gray Eagle"
Using Chromatic Licks
    "Hamilton County Breakdown"
    "Cumberland Gap"
    "Lonesome Road Blues"
    "Working on a Building"
    "Salt River"
Single-String Licks
Moveable Licks: Fingerboard Patterns
"She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain"
"Dill Pickle Rag"
"Black and White Rag"
"Salty Dog Blues"
"Salt River"
Using Back-Up Licks for Up-the-Neck Lead Arrangements
    "12-Bar Blues"
    "Hear Jerusalem Moan"
    "I Don't Love Nobody"
Summary: Improvising
Ending a Song
Chord Charts



 Disc 1
Tuning
Bluegrass Roll Patterns
The Forward Roll Pattern
The Mixed Roll Pattern
The Forward-Reverse Pattern
The Backward Roll
"Bile 'Em Cabbage Down"
    Forward Roll
    Backward Roll
    Forward-Reverse Roll
"Salty Dog Blues"
    Backward/Alt. Forward Roll
The Standard Chord Patterns
    F-Position Pattern
    D-Position Pattern
    Barre-Position Pattern
    E-Minor Chord Pattern
"Cumberland Gap"
    Alternate Part B
"Train 45"
"John Hardy"
    Alternate Forward Roll
    Variation
"Little Maggie"
    Up-the-neck Arrangement
    1st Arrangement
    2nd Arrangement
    3rd Arrangement
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
    Variation #2
    Variation #3
"Wildwood Flower"
"House of the Rising Sun"
Basic Up-the-Neck Licks
Lick #3, #4, #5, & #6
"Train 45"
"Little Maggie"
"John Hardy"
"Mama Don't Allow"
"Crying Holy Unto the Lord"
The "Identity Factor"
Chord Progression #1
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
    Substitute Licks
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
    Variation #2
Pick-Up Notes
G Licks
C Licks
D Licks - 1st-4th lines
D Licks - 5th-8th lines
A Licks
F Licks
E Licks
B Licks
B-flat Licks
F-sharp Licks
Am Licks
Bm Licks
Cm Licks
Em Licks
Dm Licks
 Disc 2
Chord Progression #1
    Alternate Licks
Chord Progression #2
Chord Progression #3
"Lonesome Road Blues"
    Substitute (Alt.) Lick
    Variation #2
"Little Maggie"
    Substitute Licks
"Salty Dog Blues"
    Variation #2
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
    Alternate Licks
"Jesse James"
Harmony Notes
"Worried Man Blues"
    Forward Roll Pattern
    Chord Positions
    Other Roll Patterns
    Substitute Licks
"Red River Valley"
    Variation #1
    Variation #2
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"
    Forward Roll Pattern
    Substitute Licks
"Wreck of the Old 97"
    Alternate Forward Roll
    Variation #2
    Variation #3
    The Ending
Connecting Links:
Up and Down the Neck
"Lost Indian"
"Sitting on Top of the World"
    Variation #2
Altered Roll Patterns & "Blackberry Blossom"
"Wildwood Flower"
    Variation #2
"Sally Goodin"
    Variation #2
    Variation #3
"Sally Ann"
    Variation #2
"Don't Let the Deal Go Down"
    Variation #2
    Variation #3
"Look Down, Look Down"
    Variation #2
Melodic Licks
"Dixie"
"Cuckoo's Nest"
"Crazy Creek"
"Limerock"
"Gray Eagle"
Using Chromatic Licks
"Hamilton County Breakdown"
    Variation #2
    Variation #3
"Cumberland Gap"
    Variation #2
"Lonesome Road Blues"
"Working on a Building"
    Variation #2
"Salt River"
Moveable Licks
F-Position Licks
F-Position Licks Continued
Barre-Position Licks
"She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain"
"Dill Pickle Rag"
"Black and White Rag"
"Salty Dog Blues"
"Salt River"
    Part B
Using Back-Up Licks for Up-the-Neck Lead Arrangements
"12-Bar Blues"
"Hear Jerusalem Moan"
"I Don't Love Nobody"
Endings-Group 1
Endings Continued
Group II

This set includes a companion 2-CD set which demonstrates the examples in the book.

About Janet Davis
Janet's Profile Janet Davis was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Music was always an integral part of her family life. Although Janet's formal musical training was primarily in the classical field, she showed a keen, early interest in stringed instruments, particularly those involved in folk and bluegrass music. In college, she played the guitar and sang as a folk and blues musician in many of the Austin, Texas clubs, learning from such greats as Lightnin' Hopkins, Janis Joplin and others who played the same venues. Janet is equally adept on both Dobro® and 5-string banjo. Her books are popular worldwide. She has written numerous best selling books for the 5-string banjo as well as dobro. Mel Bay has several of her books listed as "Best Sellers." Janet also teaches and plays ALL bluegrass instruments and several others. She has been a columnist with Banjo Newsletter for 28 years. Janet Davis Music Company is celebrating it's 29th Anniversary this year. It was established in 1976.