- Jim Bottorff's Banjo Page
- 4-Beat Play-Along
Samples
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- Click as indicated
below and play-along. These samples have no melody.
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- Sample 1 - Basic
4-Beat Rhythm
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- Single
Play (click here)
Repeat Play (click here)
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| C /
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F /
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G7 / /
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C /
/ / |
- Above is the basic 4-beat
rhythm pattern for the samples that follow.
- Listen for the 4-click intro.
and then play 4-beats for each cell, read from left to right.
- The "Repeat
Play" loops back to the first
cell and plays the sample for 32 measures.
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- Sample 2
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- Single
Play (click here)
Repeat Play (click here)
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- This is the same as Sample
1, only with accompaniment added. Play 4-beats for each
cell.
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- Sample 3
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- Single
Play (click here)
Repeat Play (click here)
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- This is the same rhythm
as above with different chord names. Play 4-beats for each
cell.
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- Sample 4
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- Single
Play (click here)
Repeat Play (click here)
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- Same rhythm as prior samples
with different accompaniment and chords. Play 4-beats for
each cell.
- The above sequence can be
used as an introduction to songs in the key of G that start with
a G chord.
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- Sample 5
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- Single
Play (click here)
Repeat Play (click here)
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| Bb6 |
Eb |
Am |
D7 |
| Gdim |
Cm7 |
F9 |
F+ |
- Try This! Play 4-beats
for each cell.
- The above sequence can be
used as an introduction to songs in the key of Bb that start
with a Bb chord.
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- The above chord progressions
follow the Circle of 5ths. Click on the link below
for more information.
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- Click here for the Circle of 5ths Chord Practice
Chart
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