Here’s a banjo solo for this popular song. This song is in C Tuning and will help you practice bringing out a melody on a slower tune. This is a beautiful melody and will give you practice all over the neck.
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Here’s a lesson to help you practice backing up a fiddle. This song was made famous by a classic J.D. Crowe recording and has some classic backup licks you can use in a lot of songs!
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Sometimes called “Union Maid,” this tune has been done by many different artists over the years and is a great tune to work on playing the melody in classic roll-style. This song will help you work on your forward roll, your pinches and playing through faster chord changes.
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Here’s a beginner arrangement to the classic song When The Saints Go Marching In. This is a great song to work on adapting an open string melody to a bluegrass style solo. There’s a lot of licks and ideas in this arrangement that can be used in other simple songs!
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Here’s a classic gospel tune that will help you work on playing a melody in the forward roll style. I’ve included a verse and chorus break so you’ll have plenty to work on. This solo would work well as a kick-off or as a break within the song.
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Here’s two solos to the classic bluegrass tune Nine Pound Hammer. The first solo is a basic version and the second incorporates some bluesy licks. These versions are full of licks you can use in all your favorite songs.
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Here’s an intermediate banjo solo to one of my favorite tunes. I first heard this song on a Jerry Garcia and David Grisman album and it has a great melody. This solo incorporates some elements of Scruggs and Melodic styles and will get you moving around the neck.
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Here’s a straight forward beginner arrangement to a classic Carter Family song. This song will help you practice playing a melody on then banjo in bluegrass style. This is a must know for any bluegrass picker!
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Here’s a beginner arrangement to practice playing Amazing Grace (Up-The-Neck). This will help you practice adapting a melody to a closed position solo that you can play in any key!
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Each of the 64 rolls is broken down and I also give some additional exercises where you can use these new rolls.
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