Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Banjo progression

This is just a general or abstract question since I haven’t made it through the beginner lesson tract nor have I attended a jam of any sort. I recently picked up an acoustic guitar. My thinking is if I can learn the chords on guitar it would help me be a better banjo player. Does anyone have an input ? Thanks

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You are right in so much you will find yourself at a jam on your banjo and wonder what chords are they all playing so if you can get familiar with the basic G C D Am Em on a guitar you will translate that to the banjo

I do it all the time at jams so sit where you can see the guitarist

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You bet, I think making our fingers work at all on any instrument will in some way help others, but the banjo and guitar are particularly related as they share 3 of the same strings.

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