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Here is the basic G Major Pentatonic scale for Melodic style 3 finger banjo. Try to play this smoothy and connect each note to the next. Try not to let your pick or fret hand stop the string from ringing. This requires that you have small swift pick hand movements that are coordinated with precisely timed fret hand fingerings and releases.
Memorize this scale. When it is fully memorized try and figure out familiar melodies by using trial and error. Here are a few diatonic melodies to try. "My Girl" by the Temptations. The guitar intro uses an ascending pentatonic scale run. You'll just need to figure out the timing. Repetitive listening is required to learn what something is supposed to sound like. Listening is practice. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a common nursery rhyme that has a melody based in the pentatonic scale. It starts on the 3rd degree of the scale, which is a B in the key of G.
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