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Intermediate Bluegrass Lessons
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Basic Licks
You've learned the foundational skills and a bunch of beginner bluegrass songs...now it's time to add some key skills to make your way towards being able to jam.
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The G Lick
Considered the "grand daddy" of banjo licks (due to it's frequent use) this lick will be extremely handy and is a right of passage for all bluegrass banjo players. You an use it anytime you're on a G chord, which is often given the banjo is tuned in G and many songs are in the key of G!
Basic Tag Licks
In this lesson we learn some key tag licks. Tag licks are licks you end the bluegrass song with and they are a key part of playing banjo in a jam. These are just a few key tag licks to get you started but over time you'll add many tag licks to your arsenal.
Intro to Banjo Backup
In this lesson you'll learn the key concepts of backing up (playing banjo in a jam while someone else is taking the lead or singing). You'll learn jam etiquette as well as the foundational concepts of playing banjo backup in a jam.
Intro to Vamping
Vamping is the main action taken when playing banjo backup. It's a relatively simple right hand technique that compliments the other bluegrass jam player's techniques. Let's dive in and get you vamping in no time!
Next you'll continue on with key skills to play in a bluegrass jam...
Now You'll Build a Great Intermediate Bluegrass Song Library
All the intermediate skills you've been working on will pay off, not just in a bluegrass jam, but in more complex and beautiful arrangements. You're no longer a beginner bluegrass banjo player. You are the real deal!
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- Eighth of January
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- John Henry
- The Girl I Left Behind Me
- Banks of the Ohio
- Mountain Dew
- Shenandoah
- Salty Dog Blue
- Cherokee Shuffle
- I Saw The Light
- Amazing Grace
- Chicken Reel
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- Little Sadie
- Old Joe Clark
- And more coming!
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