From the course: Banjo Lessons: 1 Fundamentals

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("Shucking the Corn" on banjo) - Alright, I was just playing a little bit of "Shucking the Corn" there, written by Josh Graves, the dobro player with Flatt and Scruggs, and Earl Scruggs certainly turned it into a mighty fine banjo tune. The point that I'm trying to get here, is the idea that when you're playing, you don't always just have the same pressure in the right hand on every single note that you're playing. Like, when you're doing this lick that I played before, (banjo riff) you wanna be emphasizing the 1st string a little bit more so you hear that note, that B flat note, that flatted seventh. You don't have to worry about that right now, I'm just speaking in general terms, but using a specific example. Rather than going bum bum bum bum bum bum (picking banjo) you wanna go (picking banjo). You just want to hit that 1st string a little bit harder so the notes on the 1st string just pop out at you a little bit, more strongly, it helps bring out the syncopation that's going on…

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