Go Tell It on the Mountain
advanced banjo
This lesson is for members
I remember learning this tune as a kid, but only recently imagining it as a bluegrass tune. We'll learn a very basic "low" version that has some interesting single-string picking, then we'll move up the neck for a jazzy, syncopated rendition!
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Bill Threadgill ·
Slowed the video to 50% and worked it a measure at a time. Two weeks in and it's coming. Patience is the lesson here as much as the notes.
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Karen Doyle ·
I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.
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Ben Clark Instructor ·
Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.
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Gary Feldman ·
Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.
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Curtis Rhodes ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.