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
Tuning, reading tab, and playing roll patterns
8 Lessons
#banjo
#beginner
#right hand
Tuning, Reading Tab, Holding your Banjo, and the Claw
11 Lessons
#beginner
#essentials
#clawhammer
Metronome practice and learning a song
4 Lessons
#mandolin
#right hand
#intermediate
Scruggs 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...
PlayScruggs 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.
PlayAdvanced 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!
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...
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.
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...
PlayTuning, holding a pick, and strumming
7 Lessons
#mandolin
#beginner
#essentials
Advanced 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...
PlayThe Foggy Mountain Breakdown Roll Mini Lesson
3 Lessons
#banjo
#beginner
#essentials
Using Tunefox Tools to Learn by Ear
1 Lesson
#banjo
#guitar
#intermediate
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 Mandolin
Here's a classic Bluegrass melody in the key of G. After getting the basic melody down, try out some licks! Sometimes, practice singing or speaking the words in time a...
PlayMelody Guitar
Here's a classic Monroe melody. Get the basics down and try some licks. Singing or speaking the words as you play when first learning the tune will help with memorizat...
PlaySkaggs Style Mandolin
This is a classic Bluegrass mandolin kickoff as played by Ricky Skaggs on the legendary 0044 album by J.D. Crowe and the New South. Pay attention to the pick direction...
PlayBluegrass Guitar
Pay attention to those fret hand and pick direction markings in the tab! This arrangement is largely based on the phrasing and note choice of Bill Monroe himself. It's...
PlayMelody Mandolin
This is a great melody and here we have the verse and the chorus. Use the Tunefox player to listen before and after practicing to aid in memorization. Try and sing or ...
PlayMonroe Style Mandolin
This is a very cool tune by Big Mon. It is modal, meaning that it's key center shifts. It's a very common thing in Blues, Bluegrass, Mountain Music and other sty...
PlayMelody Banjo
Starting with the melody is good. Making your way back to it...even better! Try and sing or speak the words in time as you play. This helps so much with your memorizat...
PlayMelodic Banjo
This melodic version is based on how a fiddler might interpret this tune. Turn on the swing feature and pay attention to to those accent markings to really liven up th...
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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!!”