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Thinking in Octaves on Banjo

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I'm convinced that many, if not most, banjo players do not connect the dots between octaves, effectively leaving loads of licks on the table!

Earl Scruggs Key of G Theory

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  1. Buddy Vann ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Patty Lindstrom ·

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

  3. Karen Doyle ·

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

  4. Katie Clark Support ·

    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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