At first I didnt understand how you knew the 5th fret on the d string was a g.  But then I figured you just go up the alphabet. Thanks Ben this video helped me.

Thank you for this free lesson. I'm almost 60 y.o. And I want to learn to play the banjo.

Found the long drone string banjo on the internet. Subscribed now and watching. Learning about banjo all the way from Brazil🎉

Great lesson.  You have a gift for explaining things clearly.

This is the lesson I've been needing!!!  Thanks so much

I've played guitar and banjo for over thirty years but it wasn't until a couple of years ago when I taught myself keyboard that I learned music theory. I still only know a handful of chords on stringed instruments but I know ALL of them on keyboard because it is only one linear line of logic to deal with. Good lesson Mr. Clark. Keep em coming! :)

@MartMart Well, I'm glad you did :) We do refer to them as tones/semitones here when speaking classically, but in commercial music, we usually say "step".

that was good Ben,scary good! I actually managed to follow along!

Really cool 5th fret inlay on that banjo.  I want one!

I've watched 3/4 of this video and so far you are right on so I'm passing it along to some of my students.

THANKS POSTING BEN, THATS A REALLY USEFUL LESSON   KEEP ON POSTING

Mind. Blown.

That was cool.
Thanks

Do you think you could post a very advanced lesson on chord theory and shapes in different modes and maybe tuning and explain chordal passages. Like along the lines of like in Lydian mode you can pass from m3-7 to m6 with a #7'. Like that idea but in more areas? That would be really cool.

Just thought you might like to know that here in the UK, we call them Tones and SemiTones.  I have NO idea why you might like to know, and I don't REALLY know why Im telling you, but it was in my head so I typed it!  

Very helpful...thankyou.

5o, rather for the passing chord

Hi Ben! Really great Leasson!You where right, today was my day ;-)Thnx for puting these Theory into an easy Understanding Youtube Leasson. Thx Man, i mean Thnx Ben! ;-) BTW i think also you should start with you openener again ( Dadada da Benjo Ben here again) That was so cool and funny. Nice day

nice lesson :)

Great videos Ben. I'm a Dobro player and love the BlueChip thumb pick and was wondering if you ever tried one?