Clock's (Coldplay) arranged for banjo by Ryan Madiar

[Victoria2054]

I reactivated my account just to say this was the most amazing video ever. I am totally jealous of this because Ive had my banjo for more than two years and havent learned anything. I really want Clocks to be the first song I learn ( crazy, I know). If you ever get the time, a tutorial of this song would be much appreciated.

[gitarrefreak79]

@Victoria2054 Thank you very gracious of you.

[Lima5Chime]

Love the video! I just wish I could find some tabs for it, I managed to figure out a little bit of it from this video, but after the second "chord" you lost me! How long have you been playing banjo?

[gitarrefreak79]

@Lima5Chime I've been playing banjo on and off for a few years. I'm self-taught, and to help myself learn banjo I just take song's I like and arrange them in a manner so it sounds like banjo music and not a note for note copy of a song. The key to learning this is to have a capo on the first fret. Also the high string ( G string) needs to be a B flat. I accomplish that by having the string under the spike at the 7th fret to make the G a B and then tune it down half a step to B flat.

[gitarrefreak79]

@Lima5Chime You might also like the arrangement for "Trouble" that I came up with. That's in standard G tuning.

[Guyyzq]

it's amazing!

[gitarrefreak79]

@Guyyzq Thank you!

[aquaboy386]

sweet video!

[gitarrefreak79]

@aquaboy386 Thank's!



[gitarrefreak79]

@aquaboy386 Thank's!

[Coraircate]

You can't be saved? I'd try to, 'cause you're mad talented.

[gitarrefreak79]

@Coraircate you might like my cover of Trouble also arranged for banjo.

[fightingnate]

YOU HAVE A STRANGE PICKING STYLE FOR BANJO BUT NICE NICE SINGING lol

[westrokker]

nice job

[dagger86]

This is awesome. Beautiful!

[thebollocks13]

Do you have a tab written out for this?

[gitarrefreak79]

Sorry, I don't have a tab for this.  I don't write out tabs. Perhaps if there is enough interest at some point I can do a short tutorial video for it. There's really not much to it.

[chucklesmonkey1]

@gitarrefreak79 yes do a tutorial

[gitarrefreak79]

@chucklesmonkey1 I'll see what I can do. 

[BerdosV]

Wow, your realy goed, on banjo and singing love it:D

[gitarrefreak79]

Thank's BerdosV. I checked out your stuff as well. I like the timbre of your voice very much.

[Pipezilla]

Great. Very well played and sung!

[FatOldSun999]

Nice job w. the chorus

[Krummey]

Awesome.

[sonsofthesportsguy]

Good stuff, Ryan.