1. Alternate Forward Backward Rolls
1
(These rolls are based on the 8 notes per bar forward roll)
(used as a kind of turn around)
As an example the standard forward backward roll
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G

Banjo
D
B
G
D
G
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COUNT:
Forward
0
0
Backward
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
1
+
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+
3
+
4
T
1
+
+
2
0
0
0
0
0
+
3
+
4
T
1
+
+
2
+
3
+
4
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+
Advanced 8 note Forward Roll off the 3rd String
4
Ban.
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G
0
0
0
0
0
T
COUNT: 1
0
0
+
2
0
3
+
0
0
4
+
T
1
0
0
0
+
0
0
+
2
0
3
+
0
0
4
+
T
1
0
0
0
+
0
0
+
2
0
+
3
+
4
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+
Advanced 8 note Forward Roll off the 2nd String
7
Ban.
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G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+
2
+
3
+
4
+
1
0
0
0
0
0
T
T
COUNT: 1
0
0
0
0
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T
+
2
+
3
+
4
+
1
+
2
+
3
+
4
+
Forward Backward Roll using 8 note 3rd string Forward Roll Pattern
G
10
Ban.

 
COUNT:
!---Forward---!!-Backward-!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4
M
+
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4
M
+
T
1
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4

M
+
Forward Backward Roll using 8 note 2nd string Forward Roll Pattern
G
13
Ban.

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COUNT:
!---Forward---!!-Backward-!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4
M
+
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4
M
+
T
1
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4

M
+
Forward Backward Roll using 8 note 3rd string Forward Roll Pattern - off of the 4th string
G
16
Ban.

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COUNT:
!---Forward---!!-Backward-!
0
0
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
0
T
4
0
0
M
+
T
1
0
0
M T
+ 2
0
I
+
0
0
0
M I
3 +
T
4
0
0
M
+
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
0
T
4
M
+
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2. 2
Now the applicationof these rolls.
Exercise 1
19
Ban.
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COUNT:
Note that the index finger comes back to play the middle string
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
T
4
M
+
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
M I
3 +
0
0
0
I
+
0
0
0
T
4
M
+
T
1
0
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4

M
+
Application Exercise 2 (Foggy Mountain Breakdown)
22
Ban.
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COUNT:
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
PO
0
0
0
0
2
0
T
4
M
+
0
0
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
0
M I
3 +
0
0
0
I
+
0
0
0
T
4
M
+
T
1
0
M T
+ 2
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4

M
+
Application Exercise 3 (Foggy Mountain Breakdown making the transition to D7)
25
Ban.
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G
D7
Slide
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
X
2
3
0
T M T I M I T M
COUNT: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
T I M T I M
T
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

0
3
0

T M T I M T I M
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Application Exercise 4 (Foggy Mountain Breakdown making the transition to G)
29
Ban.
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COUNT:
D7
3
G
2
0
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
T M T I M I T M
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T I T I M T I M
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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0
0
0

T M T I M T I M
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Application Exercise 5 (Adding exercise 3 & 4 together)
33
Ban.
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COUNT:
D7
G
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
I
+
G
Slide
Slide
0
M I
3 +
2
2
T
4
0
3
0
3
1
0
2
0
T
1
M T
+ 2
0
I
+
M I
3 +
T
4
M
+
0
0
0
M
+
0
0
T
1
I
+
T
2
0
0
I
+
M T
3 +
I
4
36
Ban.
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


M
+
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