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Bluesy Backup

intermediate banjo

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Step 4 of 10 in Intermediate Backup

  1. 1 How to Play Rolling Backup for Fiddle Tunes & More!
  2. 2 Intro to Banjo Backup Utility Rolls
  3. 3 Backup Banjo Utility Rolls
  4. 4 Bluesy Backup — you are here
  5. 5 Banjo Waltz Backup- Vamp Variations Up next
  6. 6 Rolling Backup in C Position
  7. 7 Backup in C with Alan Munde

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Every banjo player eventually wants to be a better backup player, and this one is gonna give you an edge for bluesy tunes! What I like most about these patterns is they don't use any open strings, which means you can use them to play in ANY key without a capo!

Blues Key of G

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