Hot Banjo Licks with Tablature and Video

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"Must Know" Banjo Licks
Online Lessons by Ross Nickerson

Learn the important building blocks of five string banjo technique and some
hot banjo licks along the way too. Each video has the must-know
examples of these techniques demonstrated slow and fast on video.
Each lesson also comes with it's own tablature booklet.
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Lessons are sold in bundles of 3 lessons for $15 / All Three Bundles $30

Read the descriptions below of the different categories of licks that
are covered and demonstrated for you.

1. Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds What's more important than getting off to a good start, being able to turn a song around and repeat, or ending the song with confidence? These three pieces to the puzzle can tie it all together for you. The Beginning licks are low and up the neck intro examples that you could use to kick off a standard Bluegrass song. There are eight examples in G, five in C and and five in D. The Endings and Turnarounds have examples in G, C and D as well. These turnaround examples are used over and over in songs while playing backup or solos. If you have some down you are always ready to get in and out. All the examples are demonstrated on video slower and faster with pain stakingly edited tab!!	2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks for G, C and D I've filmed many of the classic "must know" Scruggs Style Licks for G, C and D. These licks or short segments of music are the key to becoming a good banjo player. The Scruggs Style just works, if you learn it correctly it gives you the foundation to build on. There are licks like the intro to Foggy Mountain Breakdown, the shave and a haircut ending and more advanced licks like the double hammer pull-off classic in Earl's Breakdown. Others include up the neck classics, C and D licks, the Ground Speed D Lick, 2 to 5 slides, pull-offs and other must know material.
3. Melodic and Single String Style Banjo This segment of the DVD features building block Melodic and Single String banjo licks. Learning these techniques in this format will be an excellent way to gain a greater understanding of how they are used and the approach needed to master them.	4. Backup Banjo I've included many of the classic Scruggs Style Backup Licks that you'll need to know to begin developing or polishing up your backup skills. There are Vamping licks, two Slow Song Backup examples, a Backup Verse and Chorus example, Fiddle Backup example and a Bass Runs in a song example demonstrated in close-up video. Some of the material used for these videos is in my book The Banjo Encyclopedia so this is an opportunity to get a close-up video demonstration of these important techniques.
5. Up the Neck Banjo The Up the Neck The DVD will demonstrate many of the must know up the neck licks along with a song example played low and up the neck. In one of the video segments included I demonstrated a common low neck lick and then it's up the neck corresponding lick. This way for every lick or phrase you can play low on the neck , you will have an up the neck corresponding one, so you can move up and down and transpose quickly. The song example is She'll be Coming Around the Mountain played slow and fast low on the neck, then the slow and fast high on the neck. The two versions are as identical as the technique allows and will really give you a good lesson in learning to do this for yourself in the songs you know already.	6. Slow Banjo Styles This segment teaches the key picking patterns and emphasis needed to get the slow backup sound for waltz's and other slower bluegrass tunes. This is definitely an example of a technique that is very hard to learn and teach from tab. If you play the notes without the emphasis in the correct place, it sounds as though it makes no sense. The video will give you the chance to see and hear it, so you can get the emphasis easily by ear, while getting the notes to play from the tab.
7. More Blues Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks This segment features more bluesy, fun and hot trick licks to spice up your songs and solos. The DVD includes triplet licks which are always fun and easy to use. Also on the DVD are some longer fun lick examples and some hot licks to learn that always get a listeners attention. These low and up the neck examples were chosen carefully to be ones that not only teach the techniques but are easy to use and plug in to the songs you already know.	8. Bending the Strings Bending the Strings is a powerful technique to use on the banjo. Basically a bend works the same way as a slide, pull-of or hammer-on works, picking one note and getting a second note with the fretting hand. However bending the strings has an effect that you can't achieve with slides, pulls and hammers. These bending tricks always catch the listener and add a whole new dimension to your playing, and they are flat out fun to play too.

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Lessons are sold in bundles of 3 lessons for $15 / All Three Bundles $30

Bundle 1
1. Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds
2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks
in G, C and D
3. Melodic and
Single String Style Banjo
Bundle 1 15.00

Bundle 2

4. Backup Banjo
5. Up the Neck Banjo
6. Slow Banjo Styles

Bundle 2 15.00

Bundle 3

7. Blues Banjo
8. Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks
9. Bending the Strings

Bundle 3 15.00

All Three Bundles $30

Beginner Course Option 1 1. Learn to Pick the Right Way 2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple Creek 3. Left Hand Exercises Video Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more. 12.95 More details Sample videos	Beginner Course Option 2 1. Learn to Pick the Right Way 2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple Creek 3. Left Hand Exercises Video 4. Includes Three Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in both split screen video and separate audio tracks. The Three songs are Cripple Creek Banjo in the Hollow John Henry Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more. 19.95 More details Sample videos	Beginner Course Option 3 Option 3 includes all the lessons in Option 1 and 2 plus these additional fundamentals lessons below and two more songs, for just 5.00 more. 5. How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises 6. Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords 5. How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises 6. Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords Five Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in both split screen video and separate audio tracks. The Five songs are Cripple Creek Banjo In the Hollow John Henry Two Dollar Bill Blackberry Blossom Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more. 24.95 More details Sample videos
Must Know Banjo Licks Must Know Banjo Licks 1. Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds 2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks G, C and D 3. Melodic and Single String Style Banjo 4. Backup Banjo 5. Up the Neck Banjo 6. Slow Banjo Styles 7. Blues Banjo 8. Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks 9. Bending the Strings All Three Bundles $30 More info Sample videos Backup Band to Play Along and practice with Online Banjo Student Lesson 1. Boil That Cabbage Down 2. Banjo in the Hollow 3. Cumberland Gap 4. Wildwood Flower 5. Cripple Creek 6. John Henry 7. Red River Valley 8. Eight More Miles to Louisville 9. My Old Kentucky Home 10. Blackberry Blossom All ten songs 12.95 More details	24 Song lessons 24 Song lessons Including Dueling Banjos, Foggy Mountain Breakdown and The Beverly Hillbillies Theme. Samples 1.The Ballad of Jed Clampett 2. Rocky Top 3. Jesse James 4. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 5. Dueling Banjos 6. Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms 7. Two Dollar Bill 8. Foggy Mountain Breakdown 9. Bill Cheatum 10. America The Beautiful 11. Wreck of the Old 97 12. Joy to the World 13. Banjo in the Hollow 14. My Old Kentucky Home 15. John Henry 16. Cripple Creek 17. Blackberry Blossom 18. I'll Fly Away 19. Old Joe Clark 20. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 21. Cumberland Gap 22. Crying Holy 23. Battle Hymn of the Republic 24. Turkey in the Straw And Bonus Song: Amazing Grace Purchase All 4 Bundles for for 39.95. Includes Bonus Song Amazing Grace 39.95 More details Sample videos	Important Fundamentals Lessons Important Fundamentals Lessons 1. How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises 2. Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords more details Sample videos Intermediate and more advanced Intermediate and more advanced 1.Backup Banjo for Beginners and New Intermediates 2. Up The Neck for Beginners and New Intermediates 3. Secrets to Building Speed in Your Right Hand 4. Adapting an Easy Melody to Bluegrass BanjoS 5. Learning the Chord Forms and Chord Shapes Up and Down the Neck. Major, Minor and Seventh Chords All Four intermediate lessons and The Learning the Chord Forms Video 24.95 More info Sample videos

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