Joe: Thanks for that. My experience with triads runs fairly parallel to yours. Triads being actually a pair of three note chords, strings 1-2-3 and treble 4-5-6. One mistake I made was getting carried away with the treble triads at the expense of the bass. That led to biting the bullet and having a go at learning the individual notes up to the 20th fret. The BIAB tracks were in place of the teacher. Adding the digital recorder opened up a whole new way to practice and play back.
I've been listening to a bit of bluegrass, lately. Come to find out, those mountain players used what they call "phrases." In jazz and rock, I think the term is "chops." If I understand it, a competent Appalachian banjo picker has a library of phrases, including intros, and outros. The finger picking pattern is just as important as the tonal. For one or another reason, sheet music for bluegrass is hard to find......
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