Little Maggie LESSON (Up the neck)

ByJody 06/08/202005/28/2025

Free BANJO LESSON: Little Maggie

In my latest FREE Banjo Lesson, I teach the old bluegrass favorite, “Little Maggie.” Now, you MAY have seen another “Little Maggie” video; that was an easy version in the lower registers. I’d rate this one as a little more difficult and it uses the 7th through 12th frets.

This version uses only a few banjo rolls. Mostly forward and what I call the Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll. You will need to know your partial G and F chords in the 5th to 12th fret areas.

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If you enjoyed this lesson, you might enjoy Lonesome Road Blues, it’s just a little bit longer than “Little Maggie” but about the same difficulty level:

Lonesome Road Blues FREE BANJO LESSON

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Jody

Professional musician and educator of 27 years. I've played Banjo and Acoustic Guitar on the stages of Carnegie Hall, The Grand Ole Opry, and The Ryman Auditorium. 4X winner of the Georgia State banjo and flatpick guitar competitions. My banjo playing was featured in the "A Waltons Thanksgiving" movie.

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