{"product_id":"phil-rices-1858-method-for-the-banjo-02-31038m","title":"Phil Rice's 1858 Method for the Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is considered the first in-depth method book ever published for learning to play the 5-string banjo. First appearing in 1858, Phil Rice’s 1858 Method for the Banjo was written in standard notation in the tuning (eAEG#B). Kyle Gray Young has meticulously transcribed 64 solos from the original keys and notation to clear, easy-to-read tablature in modern C tuning; 15 of these solos also appear in G tuning. Since the intervals between strings are the same in the C or A tunings, these tablature editions are also playable on replica banjos in the 19th-century tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to its 64 solos, this Mel Bay edition features a complete transcription of the original step-by-step method on how to play stroke-style banjo as it was presented in 1858, but again—in modern tablature with online audio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of these wonderful melodies haven’t been heard since the Civil War era. It’s time to bring them back to life!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Mel Bay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43345024909503,"sku":"02-31038M","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/9412\/9472\/files\/02-31038M.jpg?v=1733323923","url":"https:\/\/www.elderly.surf\/products\/phil-rices-1858-method-for-the-banjo-02-31038m","provider":"Elderly Instruments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}