Banjo Lessons: 2 Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

Learn how to play banjo with award-winning banjo player Tony Trischka. Achieve a more professional sound, master increased speed, and incorporate hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Playing with Others

• Separation of notes: Part 1
• Separation of notes: Part 2
• Hitting the head with the picks
• Keeping a positive attitude
• Playing with others: Part 1
• Playing with others: Part 2, beginning backup
• Playing with others: Part 3
• Using the capo: Part 1
• Using the capo: Part 2
• Metronome

2. Basic Embellishments

• Beginning hammer-ons: Part 1
• Beginning hammer-ons: Part 2, "Shady Grove"
• Beginning hammer-ons: Part 3, "Mole in the Ground"
• Tone
• Pull-offs: Part 1
• Pull-offs: Part 2, the 3-2 pull-off
• Pull-offs: Part 3, "The Old Cat Died"
• "The Old Cat Died": Up the neck
• Pull-off etude: Part 1
• Pull-off etude: part 2

3. Variations on Basic Tunes

• Choking the 2-3 slide
• "John Hardy, part 1: Playing the syllables
• "John Hardy," part 2: Tag ending
• "John Hardy," part 3: Alternate chorus
• "John Hardy," part 4: Backup
• 3/4 time, "Down in the Valley": Part 1
• 3/4 time, "Down in the Valley": Part 2

4. Posture and Ear Training

• Standing position
• Ear training: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
• Finding the melody, "When the Saints Go Marching In": Part 1
• Finding the melody, "When the Saints Go Marching In": Part 2
• Record yourself

5. Playing Up the Neck and Building Speed

• Up the neck, part 1: "Boil Them Cabbage Down"
• Up the neck, part 2: "Skip to My Lou"
• "Old Dan Tucker"
• Changing a string
• Working on speed

Conclusion

• ArtistWorks and Next Steps