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Learn to play vamping backup for "Take this Hammer" on the banjo. Here, you will learn to use the common "6 White Horses" riff for the different banjo chords in the chord progression for this song. The riff is named after the Flatt & Scruggs song. "6 White Horses" begins with the same lick that's used here. It can be used for lead, backup, or fills.
The A section is chord progression used for the verse & chorus. The B section is what is played for the short instrumental turnarounds. Often Earl would not play during the chorus to focus on singing, but you can play if ya wanna!
There's more Scruggs style variations to explore in the lick switcher. Many of them will work great as "fills" to fill in the spaces where the singer isn't singing. Check those out after getting the hang of navigating this chord progression with the 6 White Horses riff.
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