Parts of a banjo(ist); Howdy, again; Come on in!; What to look for when buying a banjo; Holding the banjo; Fretting; To all banjo players with short, fat, long, or otherwise deformed fingers; Tuning for Ignoramuses; Tuning the banjo to itself; Tuning tips; Old-time banjo styles; The rhythm of clawhammer; The right hand; Tips, hints & clues;Picking nails; Music theory for ignoramuses; How to read banjo tablature; DOUBLE C TUNING; Old Molly Hare; Little Birdie; Lynchburg Town, Old Blue; Groundhog; Sugar Hill; Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase; New River Train; Down in the Willow Gardens; Polly Put the Kettle On; SAWMILL OR G MODAL TUNING; East Virginia; Rain and Snow; Wild Bill Jones; The Cuckoo; Cluck Old Hen; Poor Wayfaring Stranger; Muley's Daughter; Red Rocking Chair; Darlin' Cory; Sweet Sunny South; Shady Grove; G TUNING; Cripple Creek; Old Joe Clark; Cotton-Eyed Joe; Buffalo Gals; Wildwood Flower; Handsome Molly; F OR 'CUMBERLAND GAP' TUNING; Shortening Bread; Cumberland Gap; C MINOR TUNING; Swannanoa Tunnel; Little Sadie; Hot Licks for Ignoramuses; Double Thumbing; More Hot Licks; Banjo Tunings, Chords & Scales; More Tunings, Chords & Scales; Even More Tunings, Chords & Scales; Using a Capo; The Wheel of Music; Which Way from Here?; Song Index.