Here is a crash course in Scruggs style banjo playing. Below are the fundamental building blocks that will get you up and running in no time. All of the examples that follow are played on a five string banjo in standard G tuning using two metal finger-picks and one plastic thumb pick. If you’re unfamiliar […]

Randy Lynn Rag is all about the forward roll. It can be quite a challenge but it’s a great tune. How J.D. Crowe plays it as fast as he does is beyond comprehension.
For those of you that are unfamiliar with the tune it requires Keith Tuners. Set the G tuner for G to F# and […]

Earl Scruggs rendition of the Carter Family classic “Little Darlin’ Pal Of Mine” as played on the Carnegie Hall album. If you need tab it’s in the Earl Scruggs book.
This song has a familiar melody reminiscent of “Gold Watch and Chain” or “This Land is Your Land”. Full of classic licks, it’s demonstrated here at […]

Another Earl tune but this time it’s in D minor tuning (the saddest of all keys according to Nigel). Same deal as the last one; Two videos of varying speed.
If you’re unfamiliar with the tuning it is, from string five to one, a-D-F-A-D.

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