Scruggs Style

Improve Your Banjo Slides

Here’s a lesson that breaks down some beginner, intermediate and advanced level exercises you can use to improve your slides all over the neck.

Here’s two solos for the gospel classic I Am A Pilgrim. Loosely inspired by the classic Clarence White version of this song.

Here’s two straight ahead Scruggs Style solos for Pig In A Pen in the key of A.

Here’s two straight ahead Scruggs Style solos for the bluegrass classic Foggy Mountain Top.

Here’s two Scruggs style solos for the really fun jam song Mama Don’t Allow.

Here’s a detailed backup lesson for Jesse James in the key of B!

Here’s a short lesson that reviews the three moveable chord shapes (F, D and Barre) and how to play them in major and minor.

Here’s three versions of Scruggs Style backup you can play over the fiddle tune Salt Creek.

Here’s two solos for New River Train that will get you moving around the neck.

Here’s a lesson that shows how to take a single note melody and turn it into a bluegrass style solo.