Learn how to play a two measure forward roll on the banjo and use it in your own playing. Practice counting across the bar line, bringing out syncopation, and moving the roll between strings. You’ll also work through variations with quarter notes, slides, and chord changes, then connect the patterns into longer phrases.
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Learn how to move the same harmonized-scale pattern into any key and use it for melodies or backup. Using G, C, and D as examples, you’ll practice moving two-note shapes while keeping your roll steady and getting your hands to work independently. The lesson also covers syncopation, changing melody notes within a roll, and minor
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Learn how a small change in your fretting-hand angle can help clean up your banjo chords. You’ll use the direction of your fingernails as a visual checkpoint, then build the position one finger at a time. The lesson also shows how this angle can improve string clearance, keep your fingers closer to the frets, make
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Learn what to do when you miss a note, lose your roll pattern, or forget where you are in a song. This beginner banjo lesson teaches you how to leave mistakes behind, protect the rhythm with a simple thumb-pinch safety net, and use clear chord landmarks to find a confident place to jump back in.
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Here’s 10 up-the-neck Scruggs style licks that use the D shape and Barre shape moveable chords.
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Here’s a lesson that will help you become less dependent on tab and allow you to create your own basic bluegrass backup.
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Here are 10 bluesy licks that work great on slow or mid tempo tunes!
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Here’s an Up-The-Neck version of Banks Of The Ohio that focuses on using harmonized scales to play the melody.
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Here’s a lesson for the fiddle tune Sail Away Ladies that mixes Melodic, Single-String and Scruggs styles!
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Here’s a lesson for the gospel song Farther Along in the key of D.
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