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    Elfshot Banjo - Banjo Chord Inversions

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    The document discusses chord inversions on the banjo, including the three basic chord shapes, major inversions up the neck, three basic seventh shapes, and three basic minor shapes. It provides diagrams of these chord shapes and how they can be modified to create different chords by moving them to different positions on the neck.

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    Elfshot Banjo - Banjo Chord Inversions

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    The document discusses chord inversions on the banjo, including the three basic chord shapes, major inversions up the neck, three basic seventh shapes, and three basic minor shapes. It provides diagrams of these chord shapes and how they can be modified to create different chords by moving them to different positions on the neck.

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    The document discusses chord inversions on the banjo, including the three basic chord shapes, major inversions up the neck, three basic seventh shapes, and three basic minor shapes. It provides diagrams of these chord shapes and how they can be modified to create different chords by moving them to different positions on the neck.

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    Elfshot Banjo - Banjo Chord Inversions

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    dmedlicott3014
    The document discusses chord inversions on the banjo, including the three basic chord shapes, major inversions up the neck, three basic seventh shapes, and three basic minor shapes. It provides diagrams of these chord shapes and how they can be modified to create different chords by moving them to different positions on the neck.

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