chord charts for different tunings
Does anybody know where I could find chord charts for different tunings? I figured the clawhammer folks would be more likely to know of them if there are any. Specifically double c tuning, sawmill,...
View ArticleReeltime Travelers Halleluiah, Chords?
This is one of my favorite tunes, I think its in A by listening, can someone tell me the chords used and how they progress? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLtn4qMvmW8
View ArticleTOTW 2/18: Pretty Little Indian
Hello folks, This is my first post for tune of the week, and I hope you'll find it helpful. If I did a good job, please let me know. I thought a good one for this week would be the old modal fiddle...
View ArticleClawhammer Pick Smackdown!
OK, I know. Stop obsessing over the toys and practice! I will. As soon as I get this out of my system..... I'm one of those guys who just can't keep a good nail. This has led me to lots of two-finger...
View Articlethis is in wrong forum
I tried to switch this topic to the Tabs forum (didn't realize there was one) but could find no way to delete this post. Perhaps an admin can do it. If I make selections in the tab archives section,...
View ArticleJug Band?
Does clawhammer fit in with Jug Band, early blues or ragtime? Any examples out there?
View ArticleName and Tune association
I have a really hard time associating the correct names and tunes sometimes. Sometimes it's because I learned the tunes around the same time and can't keep them separate. A couple examples are West...
View ArticleTell me what I need to bring to Banjo Camp!
Hi Gang, I'm excited to be going to Banjo Camp North this year, mid May. I am compiling a list of things to bring, such as strings, tuner, spare battery for tuner, perhaps buy a clawhammer pick prior...
View Article2 finger FMB and B of JC
Okay, I'm hooked on 2 finger now and I'm learning that playing OT 2 finger and playing 3 finger scruggs with 2 fingers are entirely different things. never-the-less, I love them both and cant choose...
View ArticleThe new red series Aquila banjo set. Some b
Hello guys, I designed a new banjo set. The name is Red Series classic banjo set. Instead to increase each gsuge i was able to,increase the density of each string. so all the 4 strings has similar...
View ArticleThe new red series Aquila banjo set. Some volunteers for testing them ?
Hello guys, I designed a new banjo set. The name is Red Series classic banjo set. Instead to increase each gsuge i was able to,increase the density of each string. so all the 4 strings has similar...
View ArticleTOTW GILSAW (2-22-2013)
We enjoy playing together regularly with a small, compatible group of old-time musicians in Albuquerque. These jams occur several times a week, during the noon (lunch) hour, as some are not yet...
View ArticleNew to frailing - getting a sore right thumb :-(
Hi all. I have been learning 3 finger picking for about a year and a half, and 2 weeks ago started learning clawhammer. I had my second lesson with a live teacher on Wednesday. I haven't been able to...
View ArticleSpeed kills?
I had one banjo instructor that taught to practice at warp speed and eventually you will fix the mistakes and play fast. To play fast, one must practice fast. He was certainly in the minority with...
View ArticleMorgan Sexton video and 2 finger thumb lead
I did some searching on the Banjo Hangout today to learn a little bit more about Morgan Sexton and his playing style, especially 2 finger and thumb lead. It's a style I'd like to start working on. For...
View ArticleAnyone here play the melody on the thumb and play it well?
I realize in "Round-Peak" styles alot of melody notes are played on the thumb. I cant seem to figure it out...or at least when I do it doesnt sound smooth. Any tips on practicing this style and...
View ArticlePracticing with a short nail
I broke my picking nail 10 days ago, and today is the first day I've been able to play at all. It still sounds horrible, though, with the nail clicking past the string and then finger pad hitting the...
View ArticleWhy push through the string?
(You can always tell when I'm working hard and getting frustrated by my bho posts:)I struggling with my right hand. I have a tendency to whack down on the string rather than get there and THEN...
View ArticleDon't you know anything that sounds like a banjo tune?
So I am playing for my granddaughter my usual slate of my favorite tunes my wife pipes up and says to me, "what you play does not sound like a banjo!" At first, I am perplexed, but then I think,...
View ArticleName That Tune
I was poking around youtube and found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLk5C8x94QE It's Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods, at KSAN in San Francisco 12-5-71. It's a good in studio show and...
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