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The Lick That Changed Banjo

Tom Collins is doing a deep dive into Clarence Ashley's 'The Cuckoo', and in this lesson, he shares one of the most powerful clawhammer banjo licks of all time. It's Ashley's 16th note arpeggio at the beginning of the song, and Tom unpacks the lick, complete with on-screen tab and key technique and timing tips.

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