Left Hand Bar
On the banjo it is easy to create a major chord anywhere on the fretboard by simply flattening the first finger of the left hand and pressing it down across the first four strings. This is called a bar (or barre). By forming a bar at the 5th fret, a C chord can be played as shown in the following diagram.
C Major Bar Chord Shape
The following example uses a bar at the 5th fret to create a C chord and then at the 7th fret to create a D chord. Notice the alternating bass pattern in the right hand.
Class Sessions
1- Using Finger Picks
2- The Major Scale
3- INTRODUCTION
4- The Eighth Note
5- Notes on the 1st String
6- The Pinch
7- The C Major Chord
8- Playing Single Notes (Picking)
9- The Three Four Time Signature
10- LESSON ONE
11- Sixteenth Notes
12- Combining Melody And Accompaniment
13- Approach to Practice
14- The G Major Chord
15- Sequences
16- Alternate Picking
17- The Hammer-on
18- The Lead-in
19- The Pivot
20- Alternating Bass
21- Notes on the 3rd String
22- Finger Rolls
23- Rolls in Three Four Time
24- Left Hand Bar
25- Key of G Major
26- The 8va Symbol
27- Notes on the 4th String
28- The Pull-off
29- Cut Common Time
30- Parts of the Banjo
31- Songs Using the C Chord
32- Notes on the 2nd String
33- Chord Diagrams
34- The F Sharp Note (F<span class="symbolA">#</span>)
35- The Slide
36- Electronic Tuner
37- Minor Chords
38- Strumming
39- Combining Rolls
40- Playing The 5th String
41- Rhythm Patterns
42- Rests
43- Left Hand Fingering
44- Dotted Notes
45- How to Tune Your Banjo
46- Slide Finger
47- Chord Shapes
48- The Seventh Chord
49- How to Read Music
50- Chord Progressions
51- Music Notation
52- How to Hold the Banjo