1. Getting Started
Holding the banjo
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Tuning
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Fun with tuning
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2. Hand Position and First Songs
Intro to chords G, C, and D7
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"This Little Light of Mine"
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Right-hand position: Part 1
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Right-hand position: Part 2
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Left-hand position
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Reading tablature
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"Ode to Joy": Part 1
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"Ode to Joy": Part 2
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3. Picking Techniques
Finger picks
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Alternating thumb roll exercises
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Forward rolls: "Boil Them Cabbage Down"
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Mixed rolls: "Boil Them Cabbage Down," part 1
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Mixed rolls: "Boil Them Cabbage Down," part 2
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The slide: "Boil Them Cabbage Down"
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4. Rolls and Practice
How to practice
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Osborne roll: "Boil Them Cabbage Down," the F chord
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Osborne roll: “Boil Them Cabbage Down, ” variation on the 5th fret
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Osborne roll: Fingering
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Osborne roll: "Sourwood Mountain"
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Rolling backup
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D chord
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Note emphasis
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5. Basic Bluegrass Tunes
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore"
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"Penny's Farm"
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“Wildwood Flower”: Key of C
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Osborne roll: “Old Joe Clark,” part 1
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Osborne roll: “Old Joe Clark,” part 2
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Osborne roll: “Cluck Old Hen,” part 1
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Osborne roll: “Cluck Old Hen,” part 2
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Conclusion
ArtistWorks and Next Steps
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Ex_Files_BanjoLessons_Fundamentals.zip
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