Absolute Beginners Banjo - Book & CD. This book is a complete picture guide to playing the 5-string banjo, It's been designed to make learning the banjo easier than ever before the step by step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Book contains: Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance, CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus .. full length accompaniment tracks .