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How to Play Banjo Hammer-Ons

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You don't have to be a carpenter to be proficient at hammer-ons...let me show you every which way they can be done.

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  1. Buddy Vann

    โ™ฅ 5

    Just want to say the multiple camera angles make all the difference. I could actually see what the right hand was doing.

  2. Theresa Nickels

    โ™ฅ 7

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

  3. Sharon Kile

    โ™ฅ 5

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

  4. Katie Clark Support

    โ™ฅ 23

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

  5. Nate Overby

    โ™ฅ 5

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  6. Wes Pittman

    โ™ฅ 6

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

  7. Dale Hutchins

    โ™ฅ 10

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

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