In this lesson, Hank Smith teaches you how to play backup on the 5 string banjo in a bluegrass setting using "boom-chucks". In this style you are are essentially replacing the role of the mandolin in a bluegrass band and are providing the backbeat. Watch and learn how to play bluegrass banjo backup!
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