How to Play Banjo Slides
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- 16 Intro to Minor Chords
- 17 G Major Scale Study for Banjo
- 18 Banjo Timing Study
- 19 How to Play Banjo Slides — you are here
- 20 Cripple Creek– Slides Up next
- 21 How to Play Banjo Hammer-Ons
- 22 Cripple Creek– Hammer-Ons
Now that we have a handle on our picking hand, let's beef up our fretting hand with slides!
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SlowHandSteve ·
Slowed the video to 50% and worked it a measure at a time. Two weeks in and it's coming. Patience is the lesson here as much as the notes.
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Lou Ann Prater ·
Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.
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Ben Clark Instructor ·
Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.
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Ray Dunphy ·
Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.
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Wes Pittman ·
The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.
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Dale Hutchins ·
There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.
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Sam Whitlock ·
I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.