Discuss the Banjo lesson: Pro Picker Case Study: Banjo with Jim Britton

[BanjoBen]

Jim would agree that Ron is more talented. Ron would go on and on about how great Jim is.

[Michael_Mark]

@Dragonslayer has them all beat.

[Dragonslayer]

Yep, It’s my job to beat eggs for people who actually know how to play music

[CBoling]

@BanjoBen, what is the chord you play about
1:21 ish over “lose all their guilty stains”? I love the way that sounds! Is it a variant of the 7th chord?

[Michael_Mark]

You guessed correctly! It’s a Bb chord, which is just a straight flat 7 chord in the key of C. That chord isn’t diatonic to the key, but when you play it, it makes a good jarring, strong transition to the 4 chord.

If you were to play a C7 to lead to the F chord, you’d be adding a Bb note to the C chord. Here, we’re taking that and just playing the whole chord built around that tension-adding note, which can make the transition even stronger.

[CBoling]

Thanks, @Michael_Mark! I’ve done that a few times using the F in a song in the key of G! I really like the sound of that!

[CBoling]

Okay, I’m gonna have to come back! I’ve been playing that Bb as a barre A on the first fret, but I can’t get it to sound exactly like his does. What fingering is being used here? Is there an easier way to do the Bb?

[Michael_Mark]

[CBoling]

Wow, thanks, Michael! I’ll have to give those a try when I get my guitar out again!