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A little bum ditty for Uncle John

Posted by Jim Morris on March 19, 2015 at 5:47pm
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Uncle J's last video was Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad and that got us into a discussion about clawhammer style. Unc probably already knows most of this stuff but I figured I'd do this and maybe someone will be interested.

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  • Jim Morris April 2, 2015 at 7:36am

    Yeah Eric. I usually go out to my garage/workshop but there's no heat so in the winter I'm inside and I get on her nerves the most.

  • Bad Finger (Eric) April 2, 2015 at 7:23am

    I had secured myself in the basement to play and practice.  I'd still get yelled at when plugging in and turning the amps on.

    I must be getting better because I brought the dobro up to my office and play intermittently while doing my college coursework.  No complaints.  Much.

  • Jim Morris April 1, 2015 at 7:20pm

    Ha! Weirdo even by CBN standards. That's pretty far on the weird scale. Actually, my wife prefers my air banjo playing over my actual banjo playing! I'm working on a banjo now with a solid wood (pine) body to cut down on the volume so I can practice without her yelling.

  • Bad Finger (Eric) April 1, 2015 at 7:11pm
    Air banjo? Weirdo! Hahaha!
  • Jim Morris April 1, 2015 at 7:04pm

    Cool Eric, seems like it would be a real rythmic pattern. I just tried it out on air banjo and I think it would work on lots of songs. I think it would work with the up pick with all 3 fingers for a chord as well. Gotta try it with an instrument in my hands!

  • Bad Finger (Eric) April 1, 2015 at 6:04pm

    I got another variation Jim.  In this one I thumb the bass note on the quarter then I punch my 3 fingers into the stack of 5 strings so I get a strike and immediate mute.  Then as I exit, I sorta choose which finger gets the up pick.  Pretty cool sound.  I'll have to demo it in a video.

    It works well the way I do "You Are My Sunshine".  I'll have to check it for another new song or one I haven't done in awhile.

  • Jim Morris March 24, 2015 at 3:38pm

    Thanks antonio!

  • 14 buck bass (aka antonio) March 24, 2015 at 1:55pm

    man thanks so much for this what a great tutorial

  • Bad Finger (Eric) March 23, 2015 at 3:46pm

    I'm glad I shared it with you.  :)

  • Jim Morris March 23, 2015 at 10:25am

    Yeah, it certainly has the same rythmic feel as clawhammer. I tried that on banjo and decided it sounds much cooler on guitar with that low note happening on the downbeat. Nothin' wrong with singing - it fits that mournful minor key.

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