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Backup Banjo (Part 3): Runs & Fills

Part 3: Non-Bluegrass Backup Banjo – Fills, Runs, Inversions & Syncopation

Backup Banjo (Part 1): Major & Minor Chords

Backup Banjo (Part 2): Celtic Backup

In this third part of the course, we’ll focus on the use of runs, fills, inversions & syncopation in our backup. With three example progressions: 12 Bar Blues, Folk Rock & Psychedelic Rock, we’ll explore these ideas while also learning the pentatonic box patterns that surround our chord positions. Go to lesson...