After my Bum ditty for Uncle John video I got some questions about using clawhammer on instruments other than banjo. So here it is on 3 strings.

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Comment by Jim Morris on September 21, 2018 at 8:31am

Yeah Matthew that should work nicely. Might have to try it myself.

Comment by Matthew Bullis on September 21, 2018 at 3:43am
I figured someone was already doing this, but my idea is to have the tuning to be GBD, where the G is the high string where the low string would be. Essentially, it would be strung like a banjo, but without the low D and G strings. This way, you'd have the G at your thumb, the D at your middle finger like normal banjo, and you can have that banjo style beginning like in Foggy Mountain Breakdown or any number of bluegrass tunes where the notes go from C sharp to D really fast. If you're building instruments where you'd use ball end strings, you can get ball end banjo strings, and you would just be left with strings 3 and 4 from the package. Sort of a subtractive banjo sound without the low D and G to play with.
Matthew
Comment by Jim Morris on April 1, 2015 at 5:17am
Thanks Joe.
That's a week longer than I went RTZ. Washtub would be great!
Comment by RTZGUITARS on March 28, 2015 at 7:12am

I did 4 weeks of community collage does that make me a Collage dropout? 

this is a great lesson Jim the box tap gives and claw  such a full rhythm. Be cool to hear a guy on washtub bass next to this.

Comment by Joe O'Connor on March 26, 2015 at 4:28am

Thanks for the lesson and a great tune. thumbs up from me

Comment by Jim Morris on March 24, 2015 at 5:18am

Thanks Nancy! I iearnt it from watching Deliverance a bunch of times. Actually from Pete Seeger's book.

Comment by Nancy kat on March 24, 2015 at 4:35am

 Boy you sure can play Jim!!!! Meowwwww^.^

Comment by Jim Morris on March 23, 2015 at 2:34pm

Thanks Matt. It's a fun way to play.

Comment by Matthew Borczon on March 23, 2015 at 1:18pm

sounds great that way. I will have to try that. Really a cool idea.

Comment by Jim Morris on March 23, 2015 at 3:19am

Thanks RTZ. The prof. is a college dropout however!

Thanks Clock. You outa hear the clawhammer after some moonshine.

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