Friends,
We all have our own ways of playing a tune. It might be incorporating a certain lick at a certain place or altering some melody notes here and there to create a more interesting soundscape when playing solo.
I recently came across some videos of a guy named Lukas Pool who is a fine player, banjo builder and also the son of Scott Pool who makes awesome banjos.
I think Lukas treats a lot of tunes in a very interesting way with his arrangements. In the end of this post ill try to link a few videos to his playing to make my point understandable.
What i am after is a discussion on your best tips and tricks for making tunes sound different and more melodically different. It might be a different fingering on a chord, adding 7ths or nines, scales or harmonies, licks, that you find interesting.
Not sure if my topic makes sense (i blame it on being at work too long today)
Here are some videos on what i mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8RoGnQgZrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCxrJDXChJg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UxilDRXS0
