Here’s the beginner guided learning for banjo!
This will walk through all my beginner lessons starting from square one!
We’ll talk about tuning, basic left and right hand technique, slides, hammer-on’s, pull-offs and many other basic techniques needed to play bluegrass-style banjo!
Beginner Banjo
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Banjo Basics
Here's the first set of lessons that will explain the basics of bluegrass banjo! We'll discuss the parts of the banjo, tuning, how to wear your picks, basic rolls and more!
Basic Techniques And First Songs
Now that you've got the basics down lets look at some more basic techniques and a few easy songs!
- Basic Slide Practice
- Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, And Slides Practice
- Boil Them Cabbage Down (Basic) Beginner Banjo
- Improve Your Right Hand Thumb Beginner Banjo
- Understanding The Rhythm Of Rolls Beginner Banjo
- Banjo Slide Exercise
- Right And Left Hand Coordination Exercises Beginner Banjo
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Beginner Banjo
- Avoid These Common Beginner Banjo Mistakes
- 10 Licks In The Key Of G (Using Slides) Beginner Banjo
- Understanding The Rhythm Of Slides, Hammer-Ons And Pull Offs Beginner Banjo
- Capo Tips And Tricks
- Cripple Creek (Basic Version) Beginner Banjo
- Roll Practice and Beginning To Improvise
First Licks And Mastering The Rolls
This section is going to focus on further mastery of the main rolls and learning how to play basic licks!
- Mastering The Alternating-Thumb Roll Beginner Banjo
- 10 Licks In The Key Of G Beginner Banjo
- Mastering The Forward Roll Beginner Banjo
- Mastering The Forward-Reverse Roll Beginner Banjo
- Mastering The Foggy Mountain Roll Beginner Banjo
- Basic Right Hand Workout Beginner Banjo
- Boil Them Cabbage Down Beginner Banjo
- Syncopation Exercises Beginner Banjo
- Cripple Creek Beginner Banjo
Songs, Songs, And More Songs!
This section is going to focus on increasing your song repertoire! All these songs are commonly played at jam sessions!
- When The Saints Go Marching In Beginner Banjo
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken Beginner Banjo
- Cluck Old Hen Beginner Banjo
- Worried Man Blues Beginner Banjo
- Wildwood Flower Beginner Banjo
- Oh! Susanna Beginner Banjo
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman Beginner Banjo
- She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain Beginner Banjo
- Man Of Constant Sorrow Beginner Banjo
- Yankee Doodle Beginner Banjo
- Nine Pound Hammer Beginner Banjo
- Camptown Races Beginner Banjo
- Red River Valley Beginner Banjo
- Pretty Polly Beginner Banjo
- Are You Washed In The Blood Beginner Banjo
- Cumberland Gap Beginner Banjo
- The Importance Of Jamming
- How To Play In Any Key Using A Capo
Backup Licks And 3/4 Time
Here's a section to help you play basic bluegrass backup and to play in waltz time!
- Down The Neck Rolling Backup (Key Of G) Beginner Banjo
- Down The Neck Rolling Backup (Key Of C) Beginner Banjo
- Vamping Basics Beginner Banjo
- Create Easy Licks With Chords You Know Beginner Banjo
- Banjo Lick Breakdown #6
- Moveable Chord Exercises Beginner Banjo
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- 10 Ways To Play Backup Beginner Banjo
- Amazing Grace (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Up-The-Neck Scruggs Backup Lick Beginner Banjo
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Long Journey Home (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Transitioning From Lead To Backup (And Back Again) Beginner Banjo
- Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Wayfaring Stranger (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Sally Goodin’ (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Bluegrass Banjo Backup Techniques
- F Shape, D Shape, Barre Shape Exercises Beginner Banjo
- Amazing Grace Beginner Banjo
- All The Good Times Are Past And Gone Beginner Banjo
- Silent Night Beginner Banjo
- Shave And A Haircut Ending Licks Beginner Banjo
- Moveable Chord Licks (F Shape)
- I Saw The Light (Backup)
- I’ll Fly Away (Backup)
- Saint Anne’s Reel (Backup) Beginner Banjo
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Backup)
- I’ll Fly Away Key Of C (Backup)
- Long Journey Home (Up-The-Neck) Beginner Banjo
- Amazing Grace (Up-The-Neck) Beginner Banjo
- 10 Transitions Up And Down Beginner Banjo
Advanced Beginner Songs And More Techniques!
These songs will give you new skills while still being in the beginner category! We'll introduce blues elements into our songs as well as harmonics.
- In The Sweet By And By Beginner Banjo
- Old Joe Clark Beginner Banjo
- Improve Your Fretting Hand Strength And Dexterity (Banjo)
- Banks Of The Ohio Beginner Banjo
- John Hardy Beginner Banjo
- John Henry Beginner Banjo
- Home Sweet Home Beginner Banjo
- Learn To Improvise Using The Blues Beginner Banjo
- Harmonics On The Banjo
- Tips To Decrease Your Tab Dependence
- Grandfather’s Clock Beginner Banjo
- Little Maggie Beginner Banjo
- 10 Licks In The Key Of C Beginner Banjo
- Creating Variations On A Common Lick
- Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms Beginner Banjo
- Changing Your Banjo Strings
- Metronome Basics
- The Nashville Number System
- Handsome Molly Beginner Banjo
- Banjoland Twist (12 Bar Blues) Beginner Banjo
- Jesse James Beginner Banjo
- Jingle Bells Beginner Banjo
- We Three Kings Beginner Banjo
- Salty Dog Blues Beginner Banjo
- Wabash Cannonball Beginner Banjo
- Keep On The Sunny Side Beginner Banjo
- Long Journey Home Beginner Banjo
- Columbus Stockade Blues Beginner Banjo
- Redwing Beginner Banjo
- Clinch Mountain Backstep Beginner Banjo
- Bury Me Beneath The Willow Beginner Banjo
- Boil Them Cabbage Down (Up-The-Neck) Beginner Banjo
- House Of The Rising Sun Beginner Banjo
- Sweet Sunny South Beginner Banjo
- E Minor Workout Beginner Banjo
- A Minor Workout Beginner Banjo