eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.
History of the Banjo & Bluegrass Music
How to Care for a Banjo
Tips for Buying a Banjo
Banjo Parts & Their Function
How to Tune the Banjo
How to Play Banjo Chords
How to Play Forward & Reverse Banjo Rolls
Banjo Chords
How to Play the Earl Scruggs Banjo Roll
How to Play a Forward Banjo Roll
Alternating Banjo Roll
Hammer On Techniques for the Banjo
How to Play Foggy Mountain Breakdown
How to Play Earl Scruggs Songs on the Banjo
Incorporating Rolls Into Banjo Music
Summary: Learn how to play A & Em banjo chords in bluegrass music in this free online music video lesson.
Fred Wilharm has played guitar, banjo and harmonica for over 25 years and has taught bluegrass banjo. He has performed with several singing groups and now performs with the family...read more
"Hi I’m Fred with ExpertVillage.com and today we’re going to learn a couple of chords that are not quite so basic in bluegrass music and that’s the A chord and the E minor chord. For the E minor chord, we’re going to put the third finger on the first string on the second fret and we’re going to put the second finger on the fourth string on the second fret. This is basically the same as a C chord, except we’re lifting this finger, this is an E minor chord. And then the A chord, is a bar chord. And that’s produced by laying the finger down across all the strings right behind the fret. So to make an A chord, we just bar the string on the second fret. E minor is used in typical bluegrass songs like “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”. "
eHow Article: Banjo Chords
Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
Comments
geordyo said
on 8/2/2008 great