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Banjo Beginner

Wearing Your Picks and Basic Right Hand Technique

Here’s a mini-lesson geared towards beginners which talks about wearing your picks and my basic right hand technique. I’ll also give you some of my tips that I’ve learned over the years that help me improve my right hand technique and keep my picks on!

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Rated 5 out of 5

I feel like you’re in the room teaching me the correct finger placement and chords. The former is extremely valuable because when I think I’ve done things correctly, I review the lesson and often times hear myself saying “oops!” Thanks and keep ’em coming.

Tom J — Newcastle, UK

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