Beginning the Five-String Banjo

Opening introduction

Tuning description

Notes for tuning to

Timing explanation and instruction

TIming examples 1

Timing examples 2

Basic three finger roll pattern

Banjo Rolls description

Alternating thumb roll

Forward roll

Forward-Reverse roll

Backward roll

Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll

Forward-Backward Combination roll

Doug Dillard roll

Single String roll

Each roll at a med speed for practice

Alternating thumb roll - Med speed only

Forward roll - Med speed only

Reverse roll - Med speed only

Backward roll - Med speed only

Foggy Mountain roll - Med speed only

Combination roll - Med speed only

Doug Dillard roll - Med speed only

Single String roll - Med speed only

Fretting hand exercises

Learning chords description

Chord demonstration

Playing a song with rolls and chords

Chords/roll exercise - (Boil that Cabbage)

Timing Exercise 1

Timing Exercise 2

Timing Exercise 3

Timing Exercise 4

Timing Exercise 5

Timing Exercise 6

Timing Exercise 7

Timing Exercise 8

Timing Exercise 9

Boil That Cabbage Down - forward roll - slow

Boil That Cabbage Down - forward roll - med

Boil - Foggy Mt. Breakdown roll - slow

Boil - Foggy Mt. Breakdown roll - med

Boil - forward-backward roll - slow

Boil - forward-backward roll - med

Banjo in the Hollow - slow

Banjo in the Hollow - medium

Slide, pull-off, hammer-on description

Slide demonstration - Exercise 1

Slide demonstration - Exercise 2

Slide demonstration - Exercise 3

Pull-off description

Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 1

Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 2

Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 3

Hammer-on description

Hammer-on demo - Exercise 1

Hammer-on demo - Exercise 2

Hammer-on demo - Exercise 3

Slide, pull-off, hammer-on together - slow