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Under the Double Eagle

banjo intermediate

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This song was written for marching bands in the late 1800's, but has crept its way into bluegrass circles...and I'm glad it did! This song is played in the key of C by putting a capo on the 5th fret. I know you're gonna love this one!

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  1. Bill Threadgill

    ♥ 4

    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. MandoMary

    ♥ 6

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

  3. Ben Clark Instructor

    ♥ 7

    Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.

  4. flatpick_dad

    ♥ 8

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

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