HOW TO PLAY A "BASIC STRUM" ON THE 5-STRING BANJO
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YouTubeJim Bottorff
HOW TO PLAY A "BASIC STRUM" ON THE 5-STRING BANJO
Jim Bottorff explains a "Basic Strum" on the 5-string banjo and plays the song "Cripple Creek." Words, chords, tablature and a diagram for playing "Cripple Creek" as on the video, can be found at http://jbott.com/creek.html. The banjo in the video is a Gruhn Guitar store "GTR" from the 1970's. Here is a picture of the GTR Banjo: http://jbott ...
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