Member Alex Morice recently attended a jam and witnessed a player who "was smooth and traveling up and down neck effortlessly." So he posed this question to the Bluegrass (Scruggs) Playing Advice forum: What is the secret to becoming a Banjo Player, not someone who plays songs?
Spring is the perfect time to polish up those jam skills in preparation for festival season. We have several videos to build your ear and improvising skills:
BHO member Shawn Spiars has been featured numerous times in our "Video Picks" slot for his song recordings, but he's also been recording a series of lick lessons covering fun and creative licks for bluegrass pickers. Today we're featuring a fun little lick Shawn simply calls "Lick 773".
It's a short A lick that resolves to a D, which works well in songs like "Prayer Bells from Heaven", as Shawn demonstrates.
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