Lessons

Scruggs Style Banjo Phrases over the C Chord – Part 2

In this video lesson, one in a series that focuses on adding to your Scruggs style vocabulary, Dan Miller demonstrates eight different phrases that can be played over the C chord and relates them to particular common bluegrass banjo tunes.

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Fiddle Tags

In this instructional video, Mike Mitchell presents a variety of fiddle tags in various keys.

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Scruggs Style Phrases over the C chord

In this video lesson, one in a series that focuses on adding to your Scruggs style vocabulary, Dan Miller demonstrates eight different phrases that can be played over the C chord.

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“Nine Pound Hammer” Banjo Solo

In this video lesson Dan Miller presents a banjo solo to “Nine Pound Hammer” using a number of the Scruggs style phrases over the G chord that have been presented in the previous videos on building a Scruggs style banjo vocabulary.

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“Blackjack” solo for the Fiddle

In this fiddle lesson video Mike Mitchell teaches you how to play a fiddle solo to J.D. Crowe’s “Blackjack” based on a Mark O’Connor solo taken from a YouTube video of O’Connor performing the tune in a live show with J.D. Crowe.

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“Blue Ridge Cabin Home” Banjo Solo

In this video lesson Dan Miller presents a banjo solo to “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” using a number of the Scruggs style phrases over the G chord that have been presented in the previous videos on building a Scruggs style banjo vocabulary.

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