Steve Martin
Award Winning Banjo Player, Comedian, Actor, Writer
“Tunefox is a superior way to learn songs and licks in the privacy of your own home. A clear method of teaching all styles of bluegrass banjo; enough to keep you busy for years.”
Tunefox offers an approach to Bluegrass music education which allows you to improve your skills and explore your creativity - any time, anywhere.
SubscribeTuning, holding a pick, and strumming
8 Lessons
#guitar
#beginner
#essentials
Using Tunefox Tools to Learn by Ear
1 Lesson
#banjo
#guitar
#intermediate
Tuning, Reading Tab, Holding your Banjo, and the Claw
11 Lessons
#beginner
#essentials
#clawhammer
Tuning, holding a pick, and strumming
7 Lessons
#mandolin
#beginner
#essentials
Advanced Mandolin
There are many more slurs in this version of Big Sciota than the other two and the B section is really exciting as it slides around the C and Em chords. Have fun!
PlayAdvanced Guitar
This is a killer break similar to the intermediate arrangement. However, this version of Whiskey Before Breakfast will challenge you with some fancy crosspicking out o...
PlayScruggs Style Banjo
This version of the Cripple Creek is designed to teach you how to play slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Take each one slow at first to get them sounding nice and clean.
PlayIntermediate Mandolin
This is much closer to the way you will hear the fiddle tune played at jams. Check out all the variations of Chinquapin Hunting by using the substitution licks. If you...
PlayMetronome practice and learning a song
4 Lessons
#mandolin
#right hand
#intermediate
Scruggs Style - Key of D Banjo
Spike that fifth string at the 7th fret and lets go to work! Playing in D without a capo opens up some glorious new sounds.
PlayScruggs Style Banjo
This arrangement features some essential Scruggs-style roll patterns, especially in the B section of the song. Check out the preview measure below to learn the MTMT ro...
PlayBluegrass Guitar
Here you’ll learn a lot more about the C position, especially it’s major and pentatonic scales. This version of Arkansas Traveler blends in more melody notes for a ful...
PlayThe Foggy Mountain Breakdown Roll Mini Lesson
3 Lessons
#banjo
#beginner
#essentials
Tuning, reading tab, and playing roll patterns
8 Lessons
#banjo
#beginner
#right hand
Exchange licks in the context of the song you’re learning to hear multiple possibilities for improvisation.
More...With the swipe of a finger, one song arrangement can go from simple to complex. The Level Slider means one arrangement can cover beginner through advanced. The arrangement grows with you!
More...One of the most important parts to learning bluegrass is actually playing the music and experimenting! Play along with real sounding backing tracks to get ready for your next jam.
Whether you’re finding your first chords or you’ve been playing for years, we’ve got you covered with an extensive library of bluegrass music for you to learn and jam along with.
More...Switch licks, hide notes, and jam with backing tracks - these are just a few of the revolutionary ways to learn music with Tunefox.
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Practice at home or on the go! Tunefox will auto-save your progress and preferences.
Every song comes with multiple arrangements so you always have something new to learn. Use the lick switcher to create a personalised solo and then practice with real-sounding backing tracks. Creative learning at it's best!
Melody Clawhammer banjo
This melody sounds great in Double C tuning on the banjo. The melody is very reminiscent of Shady Grove or Wayfaring Stranger. Learning those tunes along with this on...
PlayMelody Clawhammer banjo
This is a beautiful melody. Play all the notes with your striking finger and focus on achieving steady beat and timing throughout. You may need to use the focus featur...
PlayMelody Mandolin
Get a hang of this basic melody then try a few licks. Practice slow and steady before increasing your speed. Remember to listen to the player and read the tablature be...
PlayMelody Banjo
This melody provides you with both the verse and chorus. The verse is listed as the "A" section, and the chorus is listed as the "B". You can use the focus feature to...
PlayBackup Bass
This backup utilizes your open strings for ease of playing. Make sure to try out a few licks for variation. Turn down the bass volume and use hide notes after you get ...
PlayMelody Clawhammer banjo
Hear we have a beautiful melody played halftime against the double time backing band. It creates a nice undercurrent and drive that lets the melody soar above.
PlayMelody Mandolin
A basic melody for Ole Slew foot. This one is a bit simplified, but it's still all about "playing the syllables". So learning to sing or speak the words and syllables ...
PlayNaiditch Style Banjo
This is a melodic and single string tour de force. It's not easy. Several melodic and single string scales are used in this tune. The 5th string is not spiked, which ...
PlayMelody Mandolin
This timeless melody sounds great on mandolin. If you notice, the band is moving double time to energize the slow and relaxed melody with that a basic bluegrass feel. ...
PlayMelody Guitar
A simplified version of the melody that takes you through the verse and chorus sections. Try and sing or speak the words and syllables if you play them. If you don't ...
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Tunefox has a 4.6/5 star rating on the Apple App Store with more than 400 reviews. We’re thrilled and honored to have helped thousands of people become great bluegrass musicians and jammers and we hope that you become a Tunefoxer as well!
Award Winning Banjo Player, Comedian, Actor, Writer
“Tunefox is a superior way to learn songs and licks in the privacy of your own home. A clear method of teaching all styles of bluegrass banjo; enough to keep you busy for years.”
Banjo Player, Steep Canyon Rangers
“It's a great jumping off point for making up my own licks.”
Banjo Player, Molly Tuttle Band
“Tunefox is the best digital learning tool for banjo I've ever encountered. The interface is intuitive, and the content is musical and well thought out. Everyone learning bluegrass banjo should get this app.”
Tunefoxer
“Thank you for creating this. My wife has noted a change in my playing since I started working with your online software.”
Tunefoxer
“Tunefox is without doubt one of the best instructional formats around. Used regularly, it helps solidify timing, creates a forum for jam playing (which is really where it's at), and encourages accuracy and speed.”
Tunefoxer
“What a brilliant learning system to enable a 73 year old to play banjo, this app has brought me a new lease on life.”
Tunefoxer
“I’ve been an early user of TuneFox and I love the app and the ease with which I can learn new songs, either solely by ear or with some of the tools (ease of isolating measures, hidden notes, ability to switch in different licks, Scruggs/melodic and backup playing styles). With TuneFox, I’ve stretched myself like never before.”
Tunefoxer
“Easy and fun way to learn how to play the banjo! Would highly recommend it!!”