Posts Tagged ‘banjo’


Clawhammer Banjo, what part of the finger do you hit the strings with?

Somebody axed me to make this video, so I did. Hope it helps

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The Georgia Grind Classic Style 5 string Banjo

The Georgia Grind is a new arrangement for Classic Banjo by Steve Harrison and myself, here in the UK. This is a great old ragtime tune rarely heard played on the banjo but I think it fits perfectly for the instrument. My wife arranged the piano accompaniment and plays in the video. Please excuse the [...]

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3 latin grooves for 5 string banjo.mp4

some grooves that I use to play over bossa type latin tunes

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6 jazzy dominant 7 chord voicings for 5 string banjo.mp4

these are the 6 voicings I use for playing extended consonant dominant sounds on the 5 string banjo. I offset them by a tritone to get a more ALT7 type of voicing.

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Johnny Booger (clawhammer – SW Virginia and West virginia)

I’m trying out making videoes of different 5-string banjo styles and techniques.I’m no banjo expert so bear with me. There are many regional in clawhammer banjo. This version is based on the playing of Lee Hammons of Pocahontas County in West Virginia), but I think the it’s probably closer to the style of south western [...]

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Don Ross style groove for 5 string banjo.mp4

My daughter, Catie, learned a cool tune done by Don Ross. I wanted to learn how to use those techniques on the 5 string banjo, so she showed me a few things and I applied the ideas to a banjo groove.

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How to play Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Clawhammer style, on a banjo, the easy way

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Dr Bob Banjo, “Little Maggie” after 2 years of playing

Just a little comparison with my first posting of “Little Maggie” a year ago. This one’s in open “G” tuning with just a few tid-bits about playing the 5-string banjo. Remember, it’s “progress not perfection.” I have had only one lesson, but I think it’s important to plod along and never lose the joy of [...]

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Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Rob Bourassa, Putting it together.

Earl Scruggs 5 String Banjo, theme from Bonnie and Clyde. Slow motion lesson.

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O Come O Come Emmanuel by Ed Sweeney & Yang Wei on Banjo and Pipa

O Come O Come Emmanuel is a Gregorian Chant. I made up this 5 String Banjo arrangement many years ago. I was introduced to Yang Wei one evening in Chicago. It was a couple of years after our introduction that we had an opportunity to play for each other. From that opportunity our friendship grew. [...]

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