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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 Foggy Mountain Breakdown on the banjo in this free video music 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 and in this segment I’m going to show you a right hand roll that’s used in the song, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” along with the left hand hammer on to form a particular song that the song starts out with. And to do this roll, we first hit the second string with the first finger, then again, then the first string with the second finger, the fifth string with the thumb, then the second string, first string, fifth string and when speeded up a little bit it sounds like this. And when the roll is incorporated in the song “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”, it sounds like this."
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