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Jingle Bells

intermediate banjo

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Step 6 of 14 in Christmas Intermediate

2 earlier steps

  1. 3 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  2. 4 Silent Night
  3. 5 O Little Town of Bethlehem
  4. 6 Jingle Bells — you are here
  5. 7 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear- 4/4 Up next
  6. 8 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  7. 9 The First Noel

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I think banjos were made for Christmas music. It just sounds right. This is a basic/intermediate version that starts in G then modulates to C. Not only do we learn two solos, but also we see how the melody translates to a different key!

Key of C Key of G Theory Transpose

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  1. Theresa Nickels ·

    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.

  2. Tom Vasquez ·

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

  3. Ann Marie Boyd ·

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

  4. Marcy Kern ·

    Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.

  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.

  6. Gary Feldman ·

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

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