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Wildwood Flower- Using the Pinky

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Step 3 of 5 in Chords & Scales 1

  1. 1 Intro to Minor Chords
  2. 2 Banjo Capo Strategy
  3. 3 Wildwood Flower- Using the Pinky — you are here
  4. 4 G Major Scale Study for Banjo Up next
  5. 5 Essential Banjo Theory
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The pinky is weak, but we shall make it strong! This is a basic version of "Wildwood Flower" in the Key of C, but we're going to play it in open G tuning make that pinky do what we tell it to do!

Key of C Theory technique

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  1. SlowHandSteve ·

    Is there a jam track for this at a slower tempo? 90 is still a bit quick for me.

  2. Rita Alvarez ·

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

  3. Sam Whitlock ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  4. picknGrin ·

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

  5. Dale Hutchins ·

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

  6. 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.

  7. Roy Ellender ·

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

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