Im quite a rookie at this but here goes!. In Earls Breakdown there is a small guitar lick, I think its only 2 notes long, where the guitar answers the banjo. I hope someone knows what I’m talking about. Anyway can anybody out there tell me what those 2 notes are? I would appreciate it.
Joe Markland
Earls Breakdown small guitar lick
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I am not a guitar player so I’d be guessing Joe if I said the 1 and the 5 but Lester is just keepin time on this one.
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6-root. 
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Yessir! I wouldn’t have even known what I was listening for if you hadn’t posted that. Since they are in the key of G, that’s an E (2nd fret D string) followed by a G (open G string)
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So I wasn’t far out.
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Check out this lesson @joeben
https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/common-g-licks-guitar-intermediate
The lick you’re talking about is called the G run and Lester is the originator, many think. His little 2 note version is a basic rendition and they get more complicated from there.
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Sooooo the next simplest version would be just to play the G note on the down beat 
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You could, but for that song, having that E-G (or F-G to make it a little more bluesy) pattern is pretty important to the overall sound of the song. Just play the last two notes of a G run.
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Precisely. I’ve actually scaled it way back and just glance at my guitar in its stand now and then.
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Ha. I’ll be watching for that in your videos now.
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WOW! Thanks everyone for your input. I got this now!! Keep on pickin.
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