The four basic bluegrass banjo rolls.
Forward Roll (Video 1) D||---0------0------0-| B||-------------------| G||0-------0------0---| D||-------------------| G||-----0-------0-----| Forward Roll Variation D||----0-----0--------| B||--0-----0-----0----| G||0-----0-----0------| D||-------------------| G||-------------------| Backward Roll (Video 2) D||0------0------0----| B||-------------------| G||--0------0------0--| D||-------------------| G||----0------0-------| Backward Roll Variation D||-----0------0------| B||-------------------| G||0------0------0----| D||-------------------| G||--0------0------0--| Forward Reverse Roll (Video 3) D||----0---0------0---| B||--0-------0--------| G||0-----------0------| D||-------------------| G||------0------------| Forward Reverse Variation D||----0---0------0---| B||--0-------0--------| G||------------0------| D||-------------------| G||0-----0------------| Alternating Roll (Video 4) D||------0-------0----| B||--0-------0--------| G||0-------0----------| D||-------------------| G||----0-------0------| Alternating Variation D||-------0--------0--| B||--0--------0-------| G||0------------------| D||-------------0-----| G||----0----0---------|
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