Hey there trent thanks for this tutorial im just wondering why banjo songs are play so fast dough the sound great some waltz songs are lovely played maybe im just looking for excuses for my slow play still il get there eventually
Hi, Trent, I was wondering if you might be interested in doing a finger style arrangement of Bob Dylan's If You See Her ... Say Hello. This song is a real master class in song writing.
This is sweet song I'm a beginner but looking at the tab I think I could get away with playing the melody all the way through the song without the playing the intricates worth every nickel thank you so much ❤❤❤❤
Right on man! It’s always good to have stretch goals. I’ve got two mandolin pieces beyond my skill level I’ve been working on for two years bit by bit. Also-I just sort of guess about the skill level I assign these. I’ve had people tell me they think some are easier or harder than I’ve tagged them (and some of them are right) so give it a shot and you may find it’s not too tough at all!
I don’t own an open back banjo; I have a cheap Oscar Schmidt resonator banjo. I tried Scruggs style but I like the Clawhammer sound much better. Can I learn on the Oscar Schmidt, or should I get a decent open back, like Deering Goodtime?
As long as it’s a 5-string then you can use it to learn. Most resonators can be removed if it’s too loud for you. I can’t speak for a Deering Goodtime as I’ve never played one, but I know a lot of people seem to like them. I’m suspicious of them since they don’t have a truss rod, but I am by no means saying they are junk or not to look into one, I just can’t speak to them. I had a Gold Tone CC-OT for years that I still use that was somewhere around $400-$500, and I hear a lot of people talking about the new Gold Tone AC-1. There are a lot of other options out there but the one you have will work just fine until you make a decision.
I dont know, Im thrown off when youre saying for the bum diddy youre striking the B? Are you accidentally referring to open G tuning? Cause it sure seems like the C string, second string up to me. Or are you speaking of notes? I guess Im just used to tabs referring to string # so the chords don't muddy the water. I like your arrangement cause I dont want to spike my banjo. Just a few spots Im not clear on.
I’m likely just referring to the 2nd string. At some point during my lessons I started calling them by the numbers instead of notes because I occasionally do lessons capoed to the key the song is commonly played in. The tuning for this lesson should be: gCGCD
@trentporter5419 ok thanks, after watching it several times, I began to think, when you said B string, that it was a misspeak, but still wondered if I was missing something. I've got the song down and I'm just working on speed through the transitions now. Thanks again for a way to play Soldiers Joy without capoing and spiking and and and... It sounds good, and double C is simple enough to tune very quickly from open G.
Hey there trent thanks so .much for tutorial I think this is the first bump ditty song I've ever done you explain and show us what's to be done much obliged ❤❤❤❤
great explanation on the multiple tunings Trent. thanks so much, when i first started i was unsure what to do with the drone string in different tunings. i have finally started using my capo and playing more in double C and D. i had the G tunings and sawmill down, i just needed to expand my options for tunes.
about a month into learning banjo, this song is the reason im learning. i will definitely say, skip notes are throwing me off LOL, this is gonna take some practice
This is definitely a tough one to take on as your first song. Not to discourage you-it’s good to aim high! I would say start playing it WITHOUT skips until you get it under your fingers. Skipping is a whole other technique outside of your traditional bum-ditty pattern. This song is mostly just a bunch of bum-dittys. Try it straight through at first and I think it will come a little easier. Ping me here if you need further help!
A few things in reply to this: 1. I mention around 00:50 that I have based my version off the Dubliners’ version (yes I know it was written by Ewan MacColl). 2. This was the very first lesson I made and it was very much off the cuff. 3. It was initially recorded in response to a Reddit post in which I explained the song’s history. 4. Don’t ever come to my channel where I’ve done over 100 FREE lessons and tabs and lecture me about my manners from your high horse. You know absolutely nothing about me.
I’ve been looking for tabs to Karen Dalton’s version of this song, but I’m a terrible player by ear. Would you ever consider showing how to play this at her pace? 😊
I’m looking into this. Might not do a full lesson on it but if I can figure it out I can tab it for you. I believe she’s using Sawmill capo 2 (aEADE) and using some sort of home-brew 2-finger or 3-finger picking.
Thank you! This is one of those banjo tunes that’s the “bug that bit” for a lot of people who decide to give the instrument a shot. I’m honored so many people use my lesson for it.
Here is my old band’s album (free to listen): dogandgunwv.com/music.html Original songs with old-time/bluegrass/country/folk influence. I played banjo on all the songs and lead guitar on track 6.
@@trentporter5419 Really great group! Like to hear original music ... just something you've never heard before !! Creating song must be a real good fealing !!
I was just wondering if you had uploaded recently! I really appreciate these videos, your video lesson for 'the great remember' was the first banjo tune I learnt to play fairly recently, thanks!
Hey sorry it’s been a minute. I try to not let such a long gap go between lessons, but aside from holidays, my day-job, and my kids getting older and more involved in stuff, I recently started having pain/getting sick. I had surgery to fix the issue about 2.5 weeks ago and I am feeling 100% better so I should get back into a regular rhythm with stuff. Keep an eye out and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the feedback! My output is slower these days-I’ve got a day job and two kids-but I’m always working on one even if it takes me a while to get them out.
It's funny how it's harder to play slower than faster (only because you're so used to playing at normal speed). Also, it helps to just watch your right hand to see which fingers are playing what.
This is not a beginner song. New people just learning how to play a guitar should become familiar with music in someway. Either learning how to read music and tab I myself read both note and tab. I am very familiar with the fingerboard of a guitar. I have been playing since 1974, and I went and think of teaching this to a new student. It takes time the brain says one thing in the finger say I can’t do it you have to start from scratch you don’t jump from the fire into the frying pan. This is why students give up then quit playing because they’re playing things that are too difficult for them, and they don’t know nothing about music, so they’re walking into something blindfolded that they don’t know nothing about it’s like putting a student in a real airplane and saying here takeoff and landed. And that’s what you’re doing with the guitar. Some are not ready for this one. This was a song I learned later on as a guitar player now I am really learning it and playing it finger style guitar like Chad Atkins did. It’s a difficult piece of music. There’s nothing simple about it all you students. Good luck with this one. Have a great day.😁😁🎸
Mark, these are beginner lessons are for people moving into this style of flat-picking (incorporating the melody whilst strumming, simple runs, learning the importance of up and down-picking, etc.), not beginner guitarists in general. Kind of like someone who can play some wanting to learn to shred-they’d have to start with beginner shredding lessons. I’ve taught off and on for years and would never hand this to someone just picking up a guitar. I’ve stated in several of my beginner lessons that these are for people wanting to learn this style. I’ve thought about doing an “Absolute Beginner” series, but there are already tons of others out there.
les onglets seront toujours dans la description de la vidéo. Merci d'avoir regardé! je m'excuse également si ce n'est pas une traduction exacte, j'ai utilisé Google drive.google.com/file/d/1stZzu2dTjTadcxDoa_2GPk7GeVkm1dL6/view?usp=sharing
Hey, thanks for watching! It’s a Gold Tone CC-OT I got in probably 2013. I changed the tuners out to the gold tone planetary set because the stock tuners were junk. I’ve actually since converted it to nylgut strings only-I am playing steel strings on this video.
@@trentporter5419 I'm sorry Bro. It looks like you're in A there, I don't know why I thought different. But anyway, I did work it out in D (C capo 2nd) and so I suppose that's an unexpected win for me. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing this with us! It's a very moving wonderful song and this is the first video I've seen that would give us some insight and inspiration to learn how to play it!
A banjo player had an important meeting on the way to a gig. It was across town and in a high crime neighborhood. Problem was, he couldn't take his banjo into the meeting and would have to leave it in the car. He was very worried and could only find parking in a dark secluded alley. He parked, left the banjo in his carefully locked car and went to the meeting. Sure enough, when he came out, the car had obviously been broken into and he found that five more banjos had been left in the back seat next to his!
I appreciate the feedback. Are you able to be more specific? Seeing as it’s an instructional, most of what I am doing is explaining and talking. I’ve been working on tightening up these videos as I can have a tendency to go off in the weeds.
I have been playing Mystery Train lately trying to get that Scotty Moore sound it's great training for building speed! (with thumb pick) Do you think you might cover that song sometime? It sure has a catchy groove.
Very likely. I have some very, very old recordings of him from the 1940s that are scratched up pretty badly. On them he plays some honky tonk piano and “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down,” on guitar. Not this guitar though-this one is a 1951.
I have been using the thumb pick more lately, what is your opinion on thumb pick for this style? At first did not like thumb pick but now it seems real natural? Thanks for your posting they are a big help.
I have only used a thumb pick for 3-finger style banjo. I have never been able to use a thumb pick on guitar because I hold a guitar pick “Benson-style”-at a backward angle-and the shape of most thumb picks are for the forward angle. Glad the videos are helping! It’s what keeps me making them!
