How to Play the 5-String Banjo

A Basic Strum

"Now, with the left hand..."

"Now, with the index finger..."

The Fifth String

"Now take that same song..."

Hammering On

"Here's a little bit of the..."

Pulling Off

"Well, now, if you study the..."

Double Thumbing

"Now, for just one more time..."

"Now, not all songs, after all..."

"Here's the song. 'Hard Ain't It Hard'"

Frailing

"In the G tuning, you might try..."

"Now, frailing is the best way..."

Three-finger Picking

"Here's another development of..."

"Here's the song, 'Cindy'"

A Loud Strum

"Here is a variation of the above..."

Three Miscellaneous Postscripts

"If you ever want to play a..."

"A roll is a special banjo effect..."

3/4 and 6/8 Time

"Using this method , and a little..."

"For a more sustained effect..."

"Incidentally, this type of..."

"Now, 6/8 time is the same..."

Blues and Jazz

"Another common blues guitar..."

"Here's a sample blues passage..."

Spanish and South American Guitar Techniques

"Here's one way to get a rhumba rhythm..."

"Heres still another way of..."

"This last pattern can be..."