3 Essential Rolls for Beginner Banjo Players

Beginner banjo lesson on roll patterns. Rolls are very foundational to bluegrass banjo playing so they're super important to learn, and also not too hard to get started with! Thanks for watching!
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[@That-Mexican-guy]

I got my first banjo yesterday and I’ve just spent the last like 6 hours practicing the first roll😂

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Awesome!

[@nordensharkbaltik1544]

Your life has irreversible changed from that moment, instantly.

[@cooloutboards1012]

You can make up your own rolls as long as they are in time. Here is a nice inside roll 4,2,3,4,1,2,3,1 Sound really good with a G chord and an E minor chord

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Yep, making up rolls is a great thing to do!

[@davidmolloy126]

Thanks very much.

[@myredsweetheart]

I’ve been playing 5 sting for over 40 years and have built up many techniques using just a soft pic, thanks for the inspiration to allow this senior to finally try finger picking, having control of the neck itself will probably be a blessing therefore I just need to concentrate on finger timing cheers 🥂

[@technishawn]

I've practicing some rolls in d minor to match my handpan.

[@chelseygrove1383]

I was over complicating these. The way you explained it clicked in my mind. 🎉

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Awesome!

[@bellevans]

THank you!!! I fingerpick guitar, and "banjo rolls" freaked me out. HOWEVER, you explained clearly and slowly, and now i know: its like fingerpicking!! Muscle memory will get me through, this is great.....

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Awesome! Glad you liked it

[@idcharles3739]

Suggestion: start the video with the dream. Play all the rolls nice and fast at the start of the video before you start speaking. And then we know what we're aiming for. I'm about 2 minutes in and still haven't heard any of the rolls played properly! Thanks, great content.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@jmack619]

​@MasonCroneMusic I'd chuck has awe inspiring focus and the patients of a zen master !, Thank you. Don't change a thing !

[@TJRohyans]

You just made something click for me! You said the rolls are the sequence of your fingers not the strings. I don't know why I didn't realize that sooner. Now maybe I can get a little better. Thanks!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Glad I could help!

[@littlemachette1215]

ive been thinking about learning banjo for a while, bout 3-4 months. most banjo guides ive seen are all in some fancy studio or somthin along those lines, but then i come across your channel and it feels like your a buddy showing me in the side yard. its a lot more comfortable, plus the way you teach and take the time to explain is real easy to follow, i think im gonna head into town tomorrow before work and actually pick one up. thank you for showing and ill watch your guides and keep along

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Awesome, have fun!

[@aubreyragsdale8163]

Great video! I'll have to come back when I finally get a banjo 😄

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Thanks! Be sure to get one soon 😉

[@TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

if I have failed at the guitar, is the banjo my next mountain to die on?

[@mightymcduff2056]

Hell no. You always have the bass

[@brandyfrancisco7919]

Thank you! Most teachers focus on other things and skip over teaching the rolls. Mason, you are a great teacher and thank you again!!

[@garypaterson2794]

Mason, thank you young man 🎅🤠🙏Have loved the sound and history of banjos and even being an old man, want to try. I have a 12 string Alvarez acoustic I haven't applied myself to. Didn't start young enough or dedicated myself enough. I preach the shame is not being willing to learn things, perhaps I'll follow my own advice. Your rolls for 3-4 strings I get, 5 or so will take perseverance when I find a banjo, I love their sound as well as the 12 string Alvarez and can it be used for rolls until I get a banjo?God bless you and thank you Sir 🎅🤠🙏

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Thanks for the support!

[@Steve-jf3hf]

Nice one Mason👍🏻🪕. I made up a roll this morning, it had cheese and pickle in it😂

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Those types of rolls sound really good. 😉😂

[@jmack619]

​@@MasonCroneMusicstevie's on a roll ; )

[@jonathonshannon1773]

Great to see you two together. Interesting video. I changed for a heavier head, a decent bridge and got my washburn B9 professionally set up. Made an incredible difference. Doesn't stop me wanting more banjos though....meant to post this on the video you did with Mr Pankey.....

[@bomark2002]

Rolls?? Man I love rolls!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pameladahl8274]

Bought my banjo yesterday. Will ship tomorrow. This is the hard part. Practice practice practice.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Have fun!

[@jeroenfaas5740]

After 30 years of guitar, now a banjo. What great videos. The tranquility and the clear explanation in combination with the images, I am very happy with it! Thank you Mason for your great lessons! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@AndreaShaggeh]

Do you need the metal things on the fingers? I'm thinking about getting a banjo but I don't have anyone I can ask. The only string instrument I've ever played was violin for a couple months

[@MasonCroneMusic]

They’re necessary for bluegrass style

[@peterlaws1653]

and the rooster is joining in too

[@steerpike50]

Great lesson thanks

[@mikefinley4367]

Im laughing , this popped upsgain snd I said ...why not. Your such a pleasant person in your presentations its a telief grom the vircus I lie in.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Haha, thanks

[@robertwarrenburg2971]

Great teaching video! And love hearing the chickens in the background! Thanks!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MarkArrand-cf4cl]

It's all so confusing to me. I jumped from the Bass to the Banjo. They are as different as night and day. I thought: Ahhh! How difficult can it be? Well, there is a finesse to it, unlike playing the Bass. I am happy to have found this video. Hopefully, this heavy-handed Bassist can learn a little finesse learning to play the Banjo.

[@sowertosow]

Romans 10:9 KJV That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:36 KJV He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 17:3 KJV And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

[@kacywilliams1]

This was extremely useful! Especially when coupled with your First Chords video. Thank you for posting!

[@karenhickey8772]

I love u

[@technishawn]

Thank you, friend.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@ac158]

Hey young man you ever heard of John prine check it out, he's half the musician you are he may be dead now but if you could do anything like John prine you got it going on❤

[@imapseudonym1403]

Damn, I wish I had a single ounce of musical talent in me.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

@@imapseudonym1403 You do! Musical talent doesn’t exist to the extent that people think, good musicians got there because of countless hours of dedication and practice

[@imapseudonym1403]

@@MasonCroneMusic No, I really don't. Please don't give false hope to people, that's been done to me, and stupidly, I thought "hey maybe I could" and started playing the Autoharp. Months of practice thinking "maybe I can get better". Nope. Now, it's an expensive dust collector...

[@willcuny5937]

Not really related to this video, but do you have any tips for avoiding accidentally muting other strings while trying to play notes with my left hand? I have seen a lot of videos saying to arch my fingers more but it starts to hurt my fingertips fast when I do it like that.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Basically all you can do is make sure you're not touching them. It's that simple. Which can be hard when starting and you do have to arch your fingers a little. It just takes practice! 😃

[@thepastarat]

learning any stringed instrument is going to hurt your fingers at first, you just have to keep at it until you develop calluses on your fingertips

[@josephkeicheljr9440]

Take your thumb and instead of gripping the neck place it in the center of the neck it will arch your finger its uncomfortable at first but you'll get used to it

[@whitekia964]

Hi, I'm a beginner banjo player. Please tell me what rolls are available for an Irish 4-string banjo?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

I don't play 4 string banjo... Pretty sure you play it with a flat pick. You'll need a 5 string if you want to play rolls and bluegrass

[@wctyre49]

How did you get a granada inlay,without the first fret inlay,I don't see one like that on their website,that's also my preference.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Its not a "Grenada" inlay, it's just hearts and flowers... Countless banjos have this pattern. Mine is a 2004 Gold Tone OB 250+ which just happens not to have an inlay on the first fret. The new ones have it though.

[@FullMoon7]

Thank you Teacher

[@nordensharkbaltik1544]

Great and clear lesson

[@Furiac.]

getting a banjo this week and im excited (im an intermediate guitar player but it seems like a new challenge)

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Awesome, have fun!

[@guymankiker5661]

Awesome thanks man

[@faihu]

Im just startet, thank you for teaching!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Have fun!

[@mikefinley4367]

Mason, any relation to Royce Crone in N.Dak?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

No sir

[@francescaschrick5449]

You are Awesome thanks thanks!!!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@shonaaitken7635]

You're a great teacher! Thanks 😊

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoseRamos-rn9km]

Great

[@idcharles3739]

2:28 if you want to hear what a roll sounds like!

[@jmack619]

Thanks for nothing chuck

[@bily4566]

You’ll use your thumb to pick down on the top three strings pointer finger 4 string middle finger on the bottom string 5 th string

[@bily4566]

I am not a good banjo player. I am just learning I started on cripple Creek. The guy I was learning from died.

[@TJRohyans]

Yes; except you numbered the strings backward. The short, top string is the 5th string.

[@rhinofarms411]

Awesome

[@Gremlin.lemonbee]

I can never find some easy rolls for a 4 string banjo ): (mine has 4 strings, it's called a banjolele?)

[@MasonCroneMusic]

You don't play rolls on those, it's a completely different instrument. You need a five string if you want to play in this style

[@Gremlin.lemonbee]

@MasonCroneMusic wow i didn't know that, seems like i messed up buying /: i thought it'd be easier bc i already know how to play the ukulele

[@DovidM]

@@Gremlin.lemonbeeThere are people who play forward, backward and rolls on the banjolele. Search KZbin for banjolele and rolls.

[@LewisBurnerPugh]

Cheers mate! ❤

[@bhwthrn]

Thanks a lot! This made a lot of sense.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Glad to hear it!

[@johnharkins2162]

How to were the finger picks

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Just copy how they look on my fingers 🤷‍♂️

[@johnharkins2162]

I can't see them that good on your finger I try to pick that up that way

[@Banjodave2011]

Have you ever used a metronome to help with smoothness and accuracy

[@MasonCroneMusic]

I use a metronome sometimes, usually just to make sure I'm going the same speed on every instrument when I make a multi track recording. I've heard it can help improve speed too though.

[@Classics1w1]

Love the back ground is that your back yard or far in to the woods?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

This one is in my yard, some of my videos are far in the woods though.

[@ac158]

Sorry son you need to be in a recording studio.

[@ac158]

Check out Ray laidback beautiful banjo Man

[@bily4566]

If you get a cheap banjo get a good tone ring put on that’s what I did for my

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Cheap banjos often won't fit a good tone ring.

[@cobboom2211]

This was helpful, thanks pal! I’ve also annoyed the bajeezus out of my family, win win :P

[@theeaskey]

Ive got perfect pitch...i can toss a five string into a dumpster at twenty ft

[@MasonCroneMusic]

😂

[@prestonnotserp221]

Should have a tab for this

[@MasonCroneMusic]

I can make one for my Patreon page if you'd like.