We are preparing to upload the video banjo lesson “Long Journey Home”. Here’s a good video to watch to prep yourself and get a good feel for the song. I have also added the audio to the break that we will be learning. If you’re not yet a member sign up now so you will […]

Long Journey Home (preview)

Hello, we are now offering skype banjo lessons. All you need is a webcam and headphones to get started. Here’s how it works. 1. Contact me to schedule your first lesson. email: ryan@banjoexpert.com, phone/text: 317-459-8865 2. Sign up on skype. Create a username and familiarize yourself with skype. (It’s very easy) 3. If you don’t […]

Skype Banjo Lessons Now Available!

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In this audio banjo lesson we’ll discuss how to play a specific poweful dynamic banjo ending. This ending is used many many times in bluegrass songs. It’s probably the most standard of all. There is a trick to playing it and that is you need to focus on volume changes and speed changes throughout the […]

How to Play a Powerful Dynamic Ending

Morning’ everyone. This video covers some D chord riffs along with one of my favorite little licks. By the way, if you feel stuck or are having troubles getting started don’t forget to email me. I’ll help you. We can do a little skype lesson or something, but I’m here to help you learn the […]

“D” Chord Riffs

Ok, this lesson is a bit different. I’m going to play through Cripple Creek once on the banjo and then play through once on the guitar. This will give you the opportunity to hear yourself play this tune with a guitar. If you’ve been a little nervous about going out to your first jam then […]

Cripple Creek Backup Video!

Hello, if you’ve recorded a banjo tune and would like to have it featured right here on banjoexpert.com then send send me an email at ryan@banjoexpert.com. I’m would like to add some of our students picking to the site this year. I would be great to hear what songs your working on and how you […]

Hello, if you’ve recorded a banjo tune and would like to have it featured right here on <a href="http://banjoexpert.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">banjoexpert.com</a> then send send me an email at ryan@banjoexpert.com. I’m would like to add some of our students picking to the site this year. I would be great to hear what songs your working on and how you […]

Record Your Banjo – Names of the Banjo Strings

Today we’re going to jump into a fun bluesy lick on the banjo. If you’re an absolute beginner watch the video and see what you think. I would encourage you to take a stab at it. See if you can get through the notes. If you do, you’ll end up with a really cool lick […]

Bluesy Banjo Lick (video)

There seems to be a common theme with new pickers not wanting to relax their right hand while picking the banjo. Stop stretching so much This can be corrected very quickly. New pickers tend to keep their right hand perfectly still while reaching or stretching for the strings with their fingers. It’s almost as though […]

You’re Stretching Too Far!

Click here to get the free tab to this song in tabledit format

Hot Banjo Lick Below the 5th Fret

Learning to read tablature will open up a new world to your banjo playing. If you’ve never really grasped the concept of reading from tablature stay tuned for our “how to read tabs” video. I’m getting ready to record a screen shot video of some banjo tab in tabledit software. I sat down with our […]

How to Read Tabs –  Straight from the Mystery Banjo Student

If you’ve always wanted to know how to play dueling banjos then here it is! I’m going to dive into a 3 part lesson on how to play this song from beginning to end. We’ll discover some really cool licks in this one! The first lesson above goes into detail about how to play the […]

Dueling Banjos – Part 1 of 3

Seems helpful, but can&#39;t get the full screen on my ipad, so I can&#39;t see the last note of the rolls.

Rolls

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