Interactive clawhammer banjo
Learn banjo by playing songs.
Grab a banjo and start making music today. Play along with moving tabs and backing music, with feedback on the notes and timing.
We're tuning up the first lessons. Get on the list and you'll be first to play.
In the workshop now.Full app releases December 18, 2026.
Full Banjo Play app releases in
- 1. See what to play
- 2. Follow the rhythm
- 3. Get feedback
Pick it up. Make some music.
Learn at home, at your own pace.
Just bought your first banjo? Picking it back up after a while? Banjo Play brings the notes, accompaniment and practice controls together so you can focus on playing.
- See your next note.
- Practice at a comfortable speed.
- Repeat the part you want to improve.
Play
Make practice feel like playing music.
Follow the moving tabs while the backing instruments keep you company. You play the banjo part, and listening feedback helps you see how your notes and timing match the arrangement.
Finish a phrase, beat your last round, or simply get another practice day in.
Learn
A clear next step when you pick up your banjo.
We're building a guided clawhammer learning path, from first notes to playing songs. It opens with the full release on December 18, 2026.
- Tune to open GComing Dec 18
- First notes and the clawhammer strokeComing Dec 18
- Clawhammer rhythm: bum-dittyComing Dec 18
- First song lesson: Cripple CreekComing Dec 18
Explore
Start with a tune worth picking up your banjo for.
Play a beginner clawhammer lesson on Cripple Creek. Hear it, slow it down, and work through it one phrase at a time.
More songs and lessons are coming with the full release on December 18, 2026.
Cripple Creek
Traditional
- Beginner clawhammer
- Open G: gDGBD
- 60 bpm, slow it down
Practice the way you need to.
Find your pace
Drop the tempo until every note feels comfortable, then speed back up.
Work on one phrase
Loop just the tricky phrase instead of restarting the whole song.
Hear it, then try it
Listen with the banjo guide on, then switch it off and play the part yourself.
Your banjo is the main thing you need.
Play your real instrument
Built for five-string banjo, starting with clawhammer in standard open G tuning.
Open it in your browser
No app-store download needed.
Let the microphone listen
Use your device's microphone for feedback. Headphones are recommended while playing with backing music.
Be first to pick it up.
We're putting the finishing touches on the first lessons. Join the list and we'll tell you the moment you can play. Full release December 18, 2026.
Included
- A full clawhammer song lesson
- Moving tabs and playing guidance
- Backing accompaniment
- Adjustable practice tempo
- Phrase looping
- Microphone feedback on notes and timing
Free to join. The full app is still being built.
FAQs
Pick up your banjo. Let's play.
Join the list today and be one of the first to play when the doors open.
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