Tater patch banjo

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue, we will assume that you agree to our privacy policy which includes details of cookie usage. Banjo Tablature.

Advanced Search. Old Time. Bluegrass Scruggs. Clawhammer and Old-Time. Backing Track. Minstrel Stroke Style. Exercises and Licks. Chicago DGBE. Cm gCGCEb. Dm aDFAD. Open D aDF Ad. Open D f DF Ad. Sawmill gDGCD. Tenor C CGdg. Tenor G DGdg.

Newest Additions. You must log into your myHangout account to post a tab. If they are in a stack of notes a chord they are optional. So you could brush the whole chord but you might lose a bit of the melody. As your right hand gets more nuanced you might find yourself just playing the melody note which isn't a bad place to start or putting some of the chord tones in there but still emphasizing the melody note. You'll also find that sometimes when you are just playing the melody note the banjo sounds quite a bit better if you are holding down the chord even if you don't play the other notes.

You also might just miss the note you mean to hit or catch the adjacent strings so it's an advantage to have them be notes in the chord. A lot of clawhammer banjo players don't use this much, I think it's a benefit to hold down a chord, or partial chord, if it's easy.

They are optional notes because they are melody notes that the fiddle might play but they are not the core of the melody. You don't have to play them to convey the melody and it might even sound better, or at least less cluttered, to leave them out.