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Bluesy Backup

banjo intermediate

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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!

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  1. Bill Threadgill

    ♥ 5

    Slowed the video to 50% and worked it a measure at a time. Two weeks in and it's coming. Patience is the lesson here as much as the notes.

  2. Buddy Vann

    ♥ 6

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

  3. Gene Sowell

    ♥ 8

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

  4. Lou Ann Prater

    ♥ 1

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

  5. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 19

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

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