From the course: Banjo Lessons: 2 Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

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Beginning hammer-ons: Part 3, "Mole in the Ground"

Beginning hammer-ons: Part 3, "Mole in the Ground"

From the course: Banjo Lessons: 2 Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

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Beginning hammer-ons: Part 3, "Mole in the Ground"

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- Okay. One more thing for hammer-ons, we're gonna go into the key of C and just do another old time tune, which is called Mole in the Ground. Just a few more warm up moves here. Here's your C, and by the way, remember to keep that first string strong. Just remember about the separation of notes that we talked about, just check yourself and make sure you're hitting all the strings evenly, every single one of them. And as I mentioned earlier, just going back to Shady Grove for one more moment, these slides and hammer-ons (banjo music) could be a little bit louder, give them a little more emphasis to bring out the melody. ♫ Shady grove my little love ♫ Shady grove (banjo music) Okay, going back to C, play your C chord. This time, try a full C chord, (banjo strums a C chord) and now you're gonna hammer-on on the fourth string of the C. (banjo music) Now, take your middle finger, while you hold down the first two strings of the C chord, and bring the middle finger, which was on the fourth…

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