Switching Banjo Chords

Learn how to play and switch the three most useful banjo chords, G, C, and D, in this free beginner lesson with Geoff Hohwald. These are the chords you lean on most when you back up other players in a bluegrass jam. Geoff shows you the G shape and the C shape, which becomes a D when you slide it up two frets, a simple make and shake method to get each chord ringing clearly, and the slide and reverse trick that lets you move between them smoothly. You will practice slowly, then with a metronome, and finally strum along to Going Down the Road Feeling Bad. Once these feel comfortable, your next lesson is Playing Beginning Banjo Rhythm, where Geoff adds the boom chunk timing that gives the banjo its drive:    • Beginning Banjo Rhythm 1 Lesson   Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:30 The G chord at the 7th fret 1:02 The make and shake practice method 1:56 The C and D chord shape 3:00 Two steps to switching chords 3:22 Switching from G to C 4:43 Switching from G to D 5:30 Practice with a metronome 6:32 Up to speed 8:33 Play along: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad 10:28 What to learn next New to the banjo? The Banjo Primer is Geoff's step by step beginner course and the best place to build your foundation, with the rolls, chords, and songs that get you playing: https://amzn.to/4s0G9Rj Ready to put these chords to work? Geoff's Intro to Banjo Rhythm and Backup book is the next step, with the major and minor chord shapes and the timing you need to back up other players and jump into a jam: https://amzn.to/4emmDvb When you want to go further, his Banjo Backup Licks and Rolls book teaches backup in the style of Earl Scruggs and J.D. Crowe, with the licks, rolls, and right hand patterns that fill out your playing: https://amzn.to/3QrWG42 Get a free banjo lesson in your inbox every week. Join our newsletter: https://banjowarehouse.eo.page/9n1z3 Looking for a banjo of your own? Banjo Warehouse has been selling fine banjos since 1980, now based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. See what is in stock at banjowarehouse.com #banjo #bluegrass #banjochords #beginnerbanjo #banjolesson