Starting Banjo. (c)2006 David Raleigh Arnold  Not to be sold.           p3 of 3 

[1-7]  a = 2nd fret on (g) or 3rd string. Use 2nd finger for a.
     Count and name notes as you play:

    2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4   2 3 4  1
4 g      |b      |g      |a      |g      |b      |a      |g      ||
( O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      ||
4        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||

[1-8] c' = 1st fret on (b) or 2nd string. Use 1st finger for c'.
Count and name notes as you play:

4 c'     |b      |c'     |b      |a      |g      |b      |c'     ||
( O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      |O      ||
4        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||

[1-9] d' = open (1) string. Play it with the middle "m" finger.

4 d' d' d' b | d' d' d' b | d' d' d' b | a    | d' d' d' b | c' c' c'  | 
( *  *  *  * | *  *  *  * | *  *  *  * | O    | *  *  *  * | *  *  o   |
4 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | |      | |  |  |  | | |  |  |   |

b  b  a  a  | g      || b  b  b  b  | c'   | b  b  b  b  | a   |
*  *  *  *  | O      || *  *  *  *  | O    | *  *  *  *  | O   |
|  |  |  |  |        || |  |  |  |  |      | |  |  |  |  |     |

b  b  b  b  | c' c' c'   | b  b  a  a  | g       ||
*  *  *  *  | *  *  *    | *  *  *  *  | O       ||
|  |  |  |  | |  |  |    | |  |  |  |  |         ||

[1-10,11,12,13]  Dividing the beat in half -- Eighth notes

Eighth notes may have flags or beams.  They get half a count each.
Count out loud, so that you do it.  Play a note or chord on the banjo
or just clap it.  [1-13] has been called the 'Nashville lick'.

* * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * * || 
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
------- ------- | ------- ------- | ------- ------- | ------- ------- ||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   Continue counting aloud....

*   * * *   * * | *   * * *   * * | *   * * *   * * | *   * * *   * * ||
|   | | |   | | | |   | | |   | | | |   | | |   | | | |   | | |   | | ||
|   --- |   --- | |   --- |   --- | |   --- |   --- | |   --- |   --- ||

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   Continue counting aloud....

*   * * * * * * | *   * * * * * * | *   * * * * * * | *   * * * * * * ||
|   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | ||
|   --- -------   |   --- -------   |   --- -------   |   --- ------- || 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   Continue counting aloud....

*   * * * * * * | *   *   * * * * | *   * * * * * * | *   *   * * * * ||
|   | | | | | | | |   |   | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   |   | | | | ||
|   --- -------   |   |   -------   |   --- -------   |   |   ------- || 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   Continue counting aloud....