Beginner accompaniment studies

Banjo Song Practice

Build timing and chord changes with a steady forward roll. Choose a traditional song, start below the suggested tempo, and follow the highlighted measure as the metronome advances.

Practice library

Choose a style and song

These are simplified accompaniment exercises—not note-for-note performance transcriptions.

Key
G major
Time
4/4
Starting tempo
72 BPM

Traditional

Man of Constant Sorrow

Four beats per measure

Practice metronome

The higher click marks beat one; the active tab measure advances every four clicks.

Stopped

One chord per measure

Chord form

    Forward roll · T I M T I M T M

    Accompaniment tab

    Play two evenly spaced tab notes per metronome click.