“(0) – (A) – How To Get Started” on the Banjo – (3-2-5-1 ‘Square’ Roll) – 2019

The following PDFs are an illustrated short course on how to start playing bluegrass style or 3-finger style banjo. It is entirely based on the 3-2-5-1 ‘square’ roll. All of my banjo students in 30+ years of teaching the banjo have succeeded using this method.   Tom

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 1

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 2

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 3

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 4

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 5

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 6

Beginning Banjo Rolls - Page 7

G Harmonized Scale - 2 Note Scale - Banjo

Banjo Chord Diagrams in G - 1

Banjo Chord Diagrams in C - 1

That concludes the “How to Play BG (Fingerstyle), 5-string banjo via the 3-2-5-1 ‘square’ roll…

Tom Arri, alias BanjoTom2 (5/22/2019)

Tom and Banjo Xmas - 2018