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Back-up Banjo
 

"BACK-UP BANJO"- Up the Neck Progressive Series
Playing lots of tunes down the neck is fun - but
that's only 25% of the banjo story!


Unlock the mysteries of up-the-neck accompaniment!
Discover the formulas the professionals use to play all over the fretboard!

Discover the 75% of Banjo you've been missing out on!

In this series ...

  • To build your knowledge step-by-step
  • No music reading!
  • Easy to remember formulas turned into great sounding playing
  • Getting the most from capos and spikes
  • Professional tips to accelerate your progress
  • Hot licks to add sparkle to your playing

 

Volume 1 DVD

    • What are triads
    • 3 closed chord shapes
    • Vamping and Damping
    • The Rule of I IV V
      Capos and spiking up

    $29.00 on DVD

    See also Short Course DVDs

    For a preview of this dvd see the Player here.

     

 

Volume 2 DVD

    • Playing G family chords up the neck
    • The Skip Frets Formula
    • 3 new vamping patterns
    • Linking chords with scales
    • Changing key
    • Free Transposing Chart!

    $29.00 bub2on DVD

    See also Short Course DVDs

    For a preview of this dvd see the Player here.

     
 

Backup Banjo Vol 3 DVD


$29.00 1 hour DVD plus 10 pages of tab/study notes

In Volume 3 ...

  • Connecting G & D chords in 1st position
  • Vamping waltz time
  • Using an add6 chord to vamp in waltz time
  • Stripping chords down to partial chords
  • Interval scales in G & D
  • Connecting chords using interval scales
  • Vamping in D, E or F
  • Hammering into partial chords
  • Up-the-neck solos using interval scales
  • Bonus Tab - solo to John Henry in D or E using blues-boogie riffs

See also Short Course DVDs

For a preview of Backup Banjo see the Video Player here.

     
 

New Release available now! Backup Banjo Vol 4 DVD


$29.00 1 hour DVD plus

In Volume 4 ...

  • Using 7ths to connect chords
  • Locating minor chords the way the pros do it
  • Add6 chords made easy
  • Over-fretting the 5th string
  • Logical theory become creative banjo to suit a variety of moods and styles

See also Short Course DVDs

 

 

 

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