Tag Archives: Chords

The Nashville Numbering System

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Pgibson

The Nashville Numbering System was around long before Nashville became known for music. I’ve seen it called by several other names and it is a basic part of music theory. I’ve heard several bluegrass musicians call it this, so I’m … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics – 3 Essential Chords

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Pgibson

We started this series of basic lessons last time with the 4 essential rolls. Today, we’ll look at the 3 most common beginning chords. What is a chord, anyway? Without going into a good deal of music theory, you can … Continue reading →

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Like Riding a Bike

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Pgibson

A while back I had a student say to me: “I wish playing the banjo was like riding a bike where you never forget it!” While that’s mostly true – we have to continue to practice, or we’ll get way … Continue reading →

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Technique Control, Part III – Left Hand Techniques

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Pgibson

Last time, we looked at several aspects of control with respect to right hand techniques (or the picking hand, to make it independent of whether you’re left or right-handed). Today, let’s look at how we need to control what happens … Continue reading →

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