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Feb 22.2024

Getting Better Tone

“Banjokid” writes:Can you explain how to get a better tone? Whenever I play, I don’t get the right tone. Could you help me on this subject?

Well, Banjokid,...

Topic Post : how to play

Oct 19.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 13 - 5-String Banjo Tablature Explained

Jens Kruger explains what banjo tablature is and how to read it. Banjo tablature is a way of writing out music on paper so that the exact fingerings of what...

Oct 12.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 12 - 5 String Banjo Styles Explained

Jens Kruger explains and demonstrates the 3 prominent styles of playing the 5 string banjo with the 3 finger styles. These styles include the Scruggs style,...

Oct 8.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 11 - Boil Them Cabbage Down

In this beginning 5-string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens will teach you how to play the classic folk song Boil Them Cabbage Down. This incorporates...

Sep 22.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 10 - C Forward Roll and Slide

In this beginning 5-string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens will teach you how to play a forward roll over a C chord and incorporate a slide into this. You...

Sep 15.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 9 - Slides

In this beginning 5-string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens will explain what a slide is and how to do it. He will focus on performing a slide on the 3rd...

Sep 8.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 8 - Fingerpicks

In this beginning 5-string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens goes into depth about banjo fingerpicks. He explains how to wear them, the differences between...

Sep 1.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 7 - Rolls Over G, Em, C, and D7 Chords

In this beginning 5 string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens is going to slowly show you how to use the forward/backward roll that we learned in a previous...

Aug 25.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson - C and Em Chord

In this beginning 5 string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens is going to slowly show you how to play a C chord and an Em chord. He will show you how to use...

Aug 18.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 5

In this beginning 5 string banjo lesson with Jens Kruger, Jens is going to slowly show you how to play a forward/backward roll over a G chord and D7 chord....

Aug 11.2020

Jens Kruger Beginner Banjo Lesson 4 - D7 Chord

Learn how to play a D7 chord in this fourth beginning banjo lesson with master banjoist Jens Kruger. Jens will both show you how to play this chord and...

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