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Banjo Solo Anatomy

banjo intermediate

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Filmed at my July '22 Nashville Experience, we tackle the anatomy of a banjo solo! Didn't do too well in biology? That's ok, watch along with me and I'll make some sense of solo science!

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  1. Owen Brady

    ♥ 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. Theresa Nickels

    ♥ 6

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  3. Hollis Barnett

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  4. Nate Overby

    ♥ 11

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  5. Junior Pace

    ♥ 10

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

  6. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 26

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

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