[David Fetterman]

Question about left hand fingering – in several measures (8, 13, 15) the middle finger winds up on fret 3 or 4, then has to go back to 2 on the last beat. Why not just let the first finger fret the note on fret 2?

[David Fetterman]

Hi Mike,
This is great, thanks! I’m just starting with banjo, but one thing I’ve found useful in practicing other instruments is to pause for a moment after each repetition when “looping,” as you suggest we do with measure 3. This reduces unwanted muscle memory – here, the unwanted muscle memory is getting used to going from string 1 on the last note to string 5, when what we really need to do is go to string 3.

Best,David

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