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How to Play in C!

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Step 5 of 6 in Intermediate Chords and Scales— Banjo

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  1. 2 Minor Chord Shapes & Drill
  2. 3 The Nashville Number System
  3. 4 Inside Cabin Camp: Putting Theory to Work with Alan Munde
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Can you learn to play banjo in open C position? Yes you CAN! I created this lesson as an introductory (but certainly not shallow) guide to get you kickstarted playing in the tremendously fun key of C. We'll use a 3-level version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" as our example, but the point is not to learn the breaks—rather, the actual process behind writing them.

Key of C Theory

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