Tony demonstrates and teachesa variety of banjo licks and techniques to bring your backup playing to the next level.
- Okay, and I want to just finish off…this backup section with something…in the style of Earl Scruggs…where you'll see him working up the neck for the first half…and then the second half he just jumps down the neck,…jumps down the neck to the lower regions down here.…So it's gonna go like this.…
There are a couple of interesting things here,…one of which, it's starts right off with this.…Rather than just working out of your F position G,…what Earl does is he slides up…on the first and fourth strings…and then inverts the index and middle.…So you're going from one G position…to the next G position.…And then he jumps back down.…This is a really handy thing to do.…
You can do it on C chord.…You're going from the F position…to the D position of the chord.…Or D, the same thing.…But anyway, just to stick with this G.…So Earl goes.…And then he hits the open fifth,…open second and hammers on three to four…on the third string as he hits the first string.…
Just keep your pinky down the whole time…on the fifth fret of the first string…
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10/7/2016Note: This course was recorded and produced by ArtistWorks. We are honored to host this training in our library.
- Playing intermediate banjo tunes
- Adding natural harmonics
- Placing your bridge
- Playing backup banjo
- Playing intermediate banjo tunes
- Expanding your playing style
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 25s
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1. Intermediate Banjo Tunes
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"Train 45"9m 5s
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The diggy diggy7m 29s
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2. Intermediate Embellishments
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Harmonics4m 25s
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Bridge placement4m 48s
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Endings3m 51s
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Fancier backup: Part 15m 8s
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Fancier backup: Part 22m 23s
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Fancier backup: Part 31m 52s
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Fancier backup: Part 45m 13s
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Fancier backup: Part 52m 29s
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Fancier backup: Part 64m 46s
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3. Intermediate Practice Techniques
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4. Expanding Your Playing Styles
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"Sandy Boys"5m 54s
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Blues etude: Part 16m 4s
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Blues etude: Part 27m 57s
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"Happy Birthday": Key of G4m 20s
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Conclusion
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ArtistWorks and Next Steps1m 15s
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