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Frettin' the 5th String!

intermediate banjo

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  1. Theresa Nickels ·

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. Owen Brady ·

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  3. SlowHandSteve ·

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

  4. Curtis Rhodes ·

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

  5. Sam Whitlock ·

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

  6. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

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