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Banjo Kickoffs- Basic

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Every single banjer picker is going to have to kickoff a song sooner or later, and you might as well do it in style! In this lesson, we're going to learn 24 different kickoffs in the keys of G, C, and D.

Key of C Key of D Key of G Theory technique

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  1. Gene Sowell ·

    Just want to say the multiple camera angles make all the difference. I could actually see what the right hand was doing.

  2. picknGrin ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  3. FifthStringFred ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  4. Nate Overby ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  5. Deb Carrigan ·

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  6. Katie Clark Support ·

    Try measure 3 on its own at half tempo, and keep your right hand rolling even when the left hand is behind. The right hand is the metronome.

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