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Intermediate hammer-ons: Part 1

Intermediate hammer-ons: Part 1

From the course: Banjo Lessons: 3 Playing Songs

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Intermediate hammer-ons: Part 1

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- I know for many of us the Foggy Mountain Breakdown was one of the first banjo tunes we may have heard, and it may have been that very tune that inspired us to play the banjo. And what is it about that song that's so amazing? Well, certainly one of the first hooks in the tune is... That Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll, that sound of the two to three, hammer-on on the second string. So I want to focus in on that hammer-on because it's such a integral part of Scruggs' style. And let's just start by hammering on, the simple hammer-on by itself. For the moment, I'm just using the index finger on the right, sorry, on the right hand. And just try that a couple of times, just going two to three, index to middle. And hit down fairly hard so you're carrying that second note pretty well. Now let's add in the first string after that. You have a couple ways you can do this. One is just to have it a simultaneous hammer-on. Hammer on as you're hitting the first string. What I usually do more often…

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