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Method for the Banjo (1865 Greenbook)

Frank B. Converse · S. T. Gordon · 1865
Historical Collection

Frank B. Converse’s new and complete method for the banjo with or without a master. Originally had a green cover and sometimes referred to as the “green book”. Digital copy available for download from the Internet Archive (see link).

See banjothimble.com for more info about this book and other banjo instruction books from Frank B. Converse.

Download:Internet Archive
Method for the Banjo (1865 Greenbook) — cover
Tunes from this Book
83 tunes indexed
  1. Abraham's Daughter
  2. Annie of the Vale
  3. Antietam Jig
  4. Antipat Jig
  5. Arkansas Traveler · Traditional
  6. Barney Reed
  7. Beacon Jig
  8. Blarney Jig
  9. Blue Eagle Jail
  10. Brigg's favorite Jig
  11. Brigg's Jig
  12. Brighton
  13. Bully for All
  14. Calabra Waltz
  15. Camille Polka
  16. Charlie is My Darling
  17. Clog Hornpipe
  18. Coral Polka
  19. Cotton Pod Jig
  20. Cruelty to Johnny
  21. Cum Plum Gum Jig
  22. Cupid's dream Waltz
  23. Daisey Polka
  24. Diadem Gallopade
  25. Fairy May
  26. Fairy Waltz
  27. Fanny Polka
  28. Flower Waltz
  29. Foster's Jig
  30. Fuller's Favorite Reel
  31. Funeral March
  32. Girl I Left Behind Me · Traditional
  33. Hard Times
  34. Home Sweet Home
  35. Home, Sweet Home
  36. Hope Waltz
  37. Irish Jig
  38. Irishman's Shanty
  39. John Anderson Jig
  40. Jordon
  41. Juba
  42. La Mexicana Waltz
  43. Lilly Polka
  44. Luke West's Walk Around
  45. Lynchburg Town
  46. March from Norma
  47. Marseillaise Hymn
  48. Matt Peel's Walk Around
  49. May Polka
  50. Mickey Malooney
  51. Money Musk
  52. Mrs. Grundy
  53. New York March
  54. Odd Fellows' March
  55. Oh, Native Scenes
  56. Old Seventy-Six
  57. Operatic Jig
  58. Oregon Reel
  59. Pea Nut Gal
  60. Peel's Clog Dance
  61. Philadelphia Jig
  62. Rainbow Schottisch
  63. Ramsey's Jig
  64. Rattlesnake Jig
  65. Root, Hog, or Die
  66. Rural Walk Around
  67. Scotch Air
  68. Silver Lake Waltz
  69. Snodgrass' Favorite Jig
  70. Spring Jig
  71. Spring of Shelalah
  72. St. Patrick's Day
  73. The Captain's Sly Glance
  74. The Cuckoo
  75. The Lion
  76. Transposition
  77. Victory March
  78. Wait for the Waggon
  79. Walk into the Parlor
  80. Whack Row de Dow
  81. Whole Hog or None
  82. Why Do Summer Roses Fade
  83. Willie, We Have Missed You