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This Land Is Your Land
- A Lesson on a Banjo Solo of “This Land Is Your Land” (The Banjo by Ear Series)
- Narrated by: Bill Brown
- Length: 19 mins
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If you have just learned the basics of the banjo, then you should definitely start working on this Woody Guthrie classic! In this lesson you are given a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson over every lick of the arrangement. At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks at two different speeds for you to practice and perform with.
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