5 String Banjo Roll Patterns

Basic Forward

Basic forward roll

Basic Backward

Basic backward roll

Alternating Thumb

Alternating thumb roll

Standard Forward

Standard forward roll

Foggy Mountain*

Foggy Mountain roll

Forward Backward

Forward backward roll

Forward Reverse

Forward reverse roll

Double Backward

Double backward roll

Pause Forward

Pause forward roll

Forward Variation

Forward variation roll

Ragtime

Ragtime roll

* The Foggy Mountain Roll is also often played with the fingering I M T M T I M T depending on the rolls that surround it.

Basic Frailing Pattern

P = Pick B = Brush T = Thumb

Basic frailing pattern