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D, F, & A Banjo Chords

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  1. Deb Carrigan ·

    My fingers know it but my brain doesn't yet — I can't play it without the tab in front of me. How do you all commit these to memory?

  2. FifthStringFred ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  3. Bill Threadgill ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  4. Lou Ann Prater ·

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  5. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Don't force the pinky stretch. Move your thumb down behind the neck first and the stretch mostly takes care of itself.

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