Banjo Backup Chord Drills: Learn the Neck!

Full Lesson: banjobenclark.com/lessons/bac...
0:00 Intro and Lesson Goals
2:34 Introducing the F Shape
3:41 Find the 1/4/5
6:14 Chord Drill
9:16 What’s Next?
Everyone needs more practice envisioning chord shapes up the neck! Let's get practice making chords and playing in other keys, but we're not going to use Cape-Jose this time (quizás la próxima vez, sí?).

[@larrypeek-it7yo]

Thank you Ben for this much needed lesson

[@MasonCroneMusic]

That's a great way to find the chords in any key! It's definitely something I need to work on.

[@BanjoBen]

Yes! For sure!

[@pavelkolba4210]

Thank you, Banjo Ben! Thanks to you, my acting starts to sound as it should.

[@Hakyoku7]

as a teacher, I found this video to be a very good lesson!

[@strangsnsuch4765]

Thank you, Banjo Ben!

[@BanjoBen]

You're weclome!

[@aciagriculturalconstructio2264]

This is the simplified version I was looking for. I've played for 25 years but have never been taught how to play backup other than just play my breaks quieter. Now son #2 has turned into a heck of a picker but he has the same problems I do. Son #1 (guitar) has been after #2 to learn backup. We'll give this a shot.

[@BanjoBen]

Very cool! Keep me posted on your progress!

[@bradmalinowski]

You have been very helpful to me as I teach myself banjo. I'm a jazz guitar player and teacher. I've always loved the banjo and I'm ready to buy a decent one. I've been looking at that Gold Tone that you are playing. Is that the BG 150-F? How do you like it? I'm thinking of getting it from Sweetwater, unless YOU are able to sell banjos. Thanks.

[@BanjoBen]

Very kind words, thank you! Yes, I’m one of the Gold Tone dealers. The one I play here is the OB-3, or sometimes called the Twanger. They’re super banjos! I’d highly recommend buying from me over Sweetwater as we do pro setups for free, including the 5th string spike installs. store.banjobenclark.com/collections/banjo

[@ryou2391]

Good morning Sir,how l buy banjo from you?

[@BanjoBen]

Howdy! Check them out here: store.banjobenclark.com/collections/banjo

[@AV4Him]

I want it be constructive here…While I appreciate your teaching, it seems every video only includes a partial/intro teaching, then you direct folks to your paid lessons to get more. Frustrating. I don’t begrudge you making money, but you don’t give a complete enough lesson to fully learn a concept, leaving me unsure whether your teaching style makes it worth buying into your teaching program. It’d be better to do a complete lesson or two, allowing the viewer to really get something out of it. Then they’d know if your teaching approach works for them. If yes, then buying your program/lessons or streaming lessons would make sense.

[@BanjoBen]

And that's why I offer a free trial on the site where you can try out full lessons to see if it's a good fit. Sorry for not communicating that ;)