Improvising with G & C Licks 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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9 Pound Hammer 2 - Up The Neck by Geoff Hohwald is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson that follows up on the lesson 9 Pound Hammer. This premium download will teach you how to play 3 up the neck breaks for the song. In this lesson, Geoff will teach each section of the breaks and then you’ll be able to practice them at 3 different speeds. The up the neck licks in these solos can be played in lots of other bluegrass tunes. You will also receive a .pdf file featuring the tab for the lesson as well as .mp3 jam tracks to help you practice. $4.99
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This site was designed to teach you how to play the banjo. From beginner techniques like parts of the banjo to right and left hand technique, learning simple and more advanced arrangements of bluegrass songs, and how to improvise and make a song your own. If you have a suggestion for a new banjo video lesson please email geoff@cvls.com.
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