Banjo for Beginners | Forward Reverse Roll

Here is a very user friendly banjo roll called the forward reverse roll. It's super foundational to Scruggs style playing which makes it an essential one to know.
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[@evancoleman1164]

I got a banjo for Christmas, will be practicing.

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Nice!

[@MasonS2008]

Same here! From banjo ben

[@godspeednomadicoutreach7525]

I have been taking lessons for almost a year and a half. Boyhood dream come true at 40

[@jakexrx1154]

Dang I thought that has 4 strings for a second what the heck

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Bluegrass is played on a 5 string banjo! It's a little known fact among folks who don't play.

[@SentiMental5414]

5s have a shorter string as you probably know, and 6s are for guitar players like me

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

That's the right way to start!

[@classicrocker889]

I want to get one to learn . Great Video , please make more like it.

[@shellycentral]

thank you! this is great to watch on repeat & practice with!

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Glad to hear it!

[@ProRebel0101]

I got lessons today and this was the first thing I learned

[@GoldTone]

That's a nice Gold Tone banjo you got there!🪕😎

[@Crowley666Beast]

I just got my first banjo for Christmas so pretty keen, this will be helpful as

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Have fun!

[@albertofranchi6408]

Great

[@Directory1]

Thank God-bless America and everyone in the 🇺🇸 USA.

[@gregbey9237]

Hail Satan..

[@ac158]

I've been watching you for a while now, let's see you play a whole tune and whip it out like I know you can do, your lessons are wonderful but let's see you get at it❤

[@MasonCroneMusic]

I have tons of videos and shorts where I do just that 🤷‍♂️

[@jackdublanica]

This is great and helpful for starting out on bluegrass banjo. I didn't understand rolls until I purchased a copy of the Peter Wernick book in 1981. No RUclips back then!

[@gumba5267]

😊

[@albertosoto-morales5825]

Me gustaria aprender.
Muy bonito

[@MasonCroneMusic]

You can do it!

[@LegendaryGames420]

UGGGHHHHH I JUST WANNA PLLLLAAAAYYYUU 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@99999liquid]

You don't touch the 4 th String unless your a pro.

[@gregbey9237]

What kinda fingerpicks are those? I just use a pair of national ones. I've never seen ones that are bent covering the finger. Let me know, thank you

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Hoffmeyers. I bend my picks like that because I prefer it, you could do it to your's too if you wanted.

[@gurnblanstein9816]

Why don't the strings go from low to high like they do on other stringed instruments?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

They do except for the 5th string, it's a drone string

[@grahamsmith8648]

Was the fifth string on a banjo a later development?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

Four string tenor banjos were popular back in the day, five strings were the standard by the 1940s though.

[@eddie054]

So do you keep the metal picks point or point out?

[@MasonCroneMusic]

They bend towards my fingernails.

[@ShannonOzuna-qh4gx]

It would be nice if I could actually see what you're doing, all the description box is blocking your hand

[@MasonCroneMusic]

It shouldn't be blocking my fingers 🤷‍♂️