Bonaparte’s Retreat is a traditional tune in the key of D Major. This tune has such a great melody and within this arrangement we’ll focus on the the single-string technique plus playing out of the D chord shape while finding our melody notes. The form we’ll play for this version is ABBCBB, but once you know the parts, you may hear it played with a different structure, so be adaptable! The banjo can be tuned to either standard G or aDGBD – as the 5th string is not required for the melody, it is up to the player, perhaps taking into account how you wish to play back up.
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