This free video lesson by Geoff Hohwald will teach how to play 3 versatile banjo licks. Once you learn the licks, Geoff will show you how to use them to spice up two popular bluegrass banjo songs which are taught in the free lessons Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Easy) and 9 Pound Hammer (Easy). Tab for the 3 licks is shown below. You can download a PDF file with the tab for the complete solos with the added licks by clicking here.
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Geoff's Favorite Licks by Geoff Hohwald is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson designed to show you several useful and exciting licks that will energize and add interest to your playing. Each lick is explained in detail, showing you how to maximize tone and clarity. Geoff will then show you how to use these licks to improvise by slightly changing them or transposing them. Included are 5 arrangements to Little Maggie featuring down the neck licks, up the neck Licks, and chromatic Licks. The download features a Quicktime Video, a .pdf containing tablature, and 5 mp3 jam tracks of Little Maggie at different speeds featuring a full band to help you practice these new licks. $4.99
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| Geoff's Favorite Licks 2 | More Improvising with G Licks |
| Geoff's Favorite Licks 3 | Improvising with G Licks Part 3 |
| Geoff's Favorite Licks 4 |