Bluegrass Banjo - Forward Roll - In Depth Lesson

Dave Asti goes in depth with forward roll patterns for bluegrass banjo. Learn 4 types of forward rolls, with examples and exercises.

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[rustysimcox]

I picked up a banjo Feb 16 and your lessons are out standing. Especially teaching the simpler ways and breaking every thing down . Ii am 59 and never played but your lessons have me hooked thank you..

[CyprusLenny]

I'm English living in Cyprus and your lesson is the bees knees mate.  Cheers!!

[mikespeer]

Beginner player and struggling as well, I can relate to your teaching better than most online lessons, thanks..

[hal]

What a great lesson. I've just bought a Banjo and this makes sense of banjo picking. ( as compared to my previous experience on guitar.)
Thank you. Subscribed. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[tomference]

Hi DA,
I am a novice and think calling out the string numbers would help people like me to pick up these different roles.

[tiamaria]

Great job! I really appreciate your focus on which fingers pick which notes AND that you included that in your tab (something that others don't do). This has given me a number of "drills" to practice over and over, slowly increasing the speed. Once I get that down I'll change chords as I practice these drills, especially while practicing the thumb lead on different strings; that will allow me to accent the root of each new chord. Thanks again.

[thepennsylvanian]

This is what I've been looking for as a beginner

[timmyles]

I’m a beginner at banjo . I appreciate your lessons

[hawkeye]

Thank you this really helped me a lot I just wasnt getting the timing right!

[carljay]

great lesson - been wanting to learn. Bought a banjo over a year ago and can't get past the note reading and melodies like "Mary had a little Lamb". Rolls and real bluegrass songs are what I was looking for! Glad I stumbled onto your channel

[annhester]

Loved this !!😊 But can you also show how to do these rolls in a actual well known song to show how to put two together. ?? Thanks

[smilingvulture]

thx counting 1&2&3&4& really helps

[libertybanjo]

It seems your fingers lag the string sounding on YouTube video, but got the concept, thanks.

[RodLucanor]

i like you explain the WHY using the roll and time concepts!! n1

[RipOutdoors]

good stuff! Ive been weak on my forward rolls. thanks BTW how is that bridge working for you? Brand?

[clawhammer]

A metronome is ur best friend to keep from loping the rolls.

[mikejustice]

Where are the in depth rolls you spoke of on your site?

[RussJAlan]

I didn't know Captain Obvious played the banjo

[gezortenplotz]

Nice lesson, except the video lags an eighth note behind the audio -- kind of confusing.

[maxwellfan]

Are melody lines generally played over the square/alternate roll rather than the forward roll?