Arkansas Traveler
advanced banjo
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Arkansas Traveler is typically played in D, and we're gonna capo up 2 and play out of C position. Lots of licks and tricks in this one, which makes it a challenging and rewarding tune to play!
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SlowHandSteve ·
Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.
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SlowHandSteve ·
Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.
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flatpick_dad ·
Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.
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FifthStringFred ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.
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Deb Carrigan ·
Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.
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Ben Clark Instructor ·
There's a slower track in the resources for this one. If you want it slower still, let me know and I'll cut one.
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Deb Carrigan ·
Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.