Channel John 5's brilliance with a lesson in his chicken pickin’ prowess, rapid-fire banjo rolls, and behind-the-nut bending. Story by Chris Buono • 1w. G rowing up on a midwestern lake, ...

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Banjo Rolls. A roll in banjo lingo is the basic unit of bluegrass banjo playing. It consists of a pattern of notes that are used to play the melody or harmony and rhythm of a song.

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Another of my favorite fingerpicking techniques is the “banjo roll,” which involves successively picking three adjacent strings with the thumb and first two fingers, rolling from the low to high.