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Backup Banjo

Unlock the power of providing solid and expressive support to any musical ensemble with our Banjo Backup Learning Path, where you'll develop the art of rhythmically enhancing songs, mastering chord progressions, and understanding the intricacies of backup techniques, transforming your banjo playing into an indispensable backbone for a wide range of musical collaborations.

  • Banjo Vamping and Closed Position Chords

    Learning Path

    Vamping and Closed Position Chords

    This learning path will give you all of the tools you need to play backup behind someone who is taking a solo. You'll learn the esse...

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  • Banjo Common Chord Shapes - G tuning

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    Common Chord Shapes - G tuning

    Here, you'll learn some of the common chord shapes used in Vamping backup. You'll learn the 3 common chord shapes for major and mino...

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  • Banjo How to Play Sally Goodin Backup

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    How to Play Sally Goodin Backup

    This lesson will walk you through rolling backup in the style of J.D. Crowe. J.D. has some really great roll patterns and licks. Onc...

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  • Banjo G Major Chord Scales

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    G Major Chord Scales

    Check out some diatonic chord scales in the key of G major. This banjo exercise provides 3 different fingerings for a G major cho...

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  • Banjo Up the Neck Backup

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    Up the Neck Backup

    This lesson path will teach you how to incorporate common Scruggs style backup licks up the neck, teardrop style backup, and a stud...

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  • Banjo Big Bucket of Backup Licks

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    Big Bucket of Backup Licks

    This is a series that will introduce you to a lot of standard Bluegrass Backup vocabulary by using the lick switcher with a common ...

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  • Banjo Scruggs Backup Licks

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    Scruggs Backup Licks

    Developed based on the innovative style of Earl Scruggs, these tablatures showcase a variety of classic backup licks used in traditi...

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  • Banjo Backup

    Arrangement

    Blueridge Mountain Blues
    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Here is some very simple backup to get you started. If you want to upgrade your backup, try out the lick switcher on a measure or tw...

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  • Banjo Backup

    Arrangement

    Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This is a low register arrangement of Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms that demonstrates how you could potentially play behind a singer ...

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  • Banjo Backup

    Arrangement

    Down in the Willow Garden
    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Backup. Shelor Style. Extra Lonesome.

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  • Banjo Vamping

    Arrangement

    Get in Line Brother
    Vamping

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    Time to jump into some classic vamping on this tune! This one features some repeated backup patterns styled after Earl's playin...

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  • Banjo Backup

    Arrangement

    Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tuning
      fDGBD

    This classic Flatt and Scruggs tune has some tricky timing. There's a couple measures of 2/4. Look out for those. Learn the words. S...

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  • Banjo Crowe Style Backup

    Arrangement

    Somehow Tonight
    Crowe Style Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This is a transcription of J.D. Crowe's backup playing with the Bluegrass album band. It has all those fancy vamping and "Foggy Moun...

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  • Banjo Backup

    Arrangement

    Eight More Miles to Louisville
    Backup

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This arrangement features some simple roll patterns that stay out of the way of the melody. There's a moment of vamping in the middl...

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