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Arkansas Traveler

banjo advanced

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Arkansas Traveler is typically played in D, and we're gonna capo up 2 and play out of C position. Lots of licks and tricks in this one, which makes it a challenging and rewarding tune to play!

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  1. SlowHandSteve

    ♥ 5

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. SlowHandSteve

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  3. flatpick_dad

    ♥ 7

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  4. FifthStringFred

    ♥ 6

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  5. Deb Carrigan

    ♥ 1

    Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.

  6. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 6

    There's a slower track in the resources for this one. If you want it slower still, let me know and I'll cut one.

  7. Deb Carrigan

    ♥ 6

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

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