Whiskey Before Breakfast Advanced Guitar Flatpicking Lesson

[fortsmithow]

Hey Ben, and fellow pickers, Do any of you use Elixer Strings? I do,, and I will never go back. Also, If you wan't one of the best sounding box guitars in the world,,TRY THE MARTIN DX-1 I have never found a guitar that sounds this good. Well,, Mine does anyway. Thanks Ben.

[vpieper]

What's the name of the song in the end?

[vpieper]

@vpieper Ah.. Right .. the Purple Hulls.. Off to buy your album Ben.. ! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[opusprime6]

Its actually not too hard to play without the capo. You stay in the C position, over the D key, just have to get all 4 fingers going over the scale.

This is one of the best major scale exercises ever. Love it when my hand hurts this much.

Thanks Ben!

[dobro71]

for the folks commenting on the guitar; Sawlon shows his off too. nice crispy sound...

[DuskY1991]

Awesome playing, beautiful guitar (is that a McPherson?) too.

Great video.

[pho2]

great versioin and well played Ben. Ive been wondering when you would get around to delivering this one to us all.

[bigsby1969]

Fantastic as usual. Thanks Ben

[taad1234]

Ben your awesome I was just literally today thinking I wish banjoben would do whiskey before breakfast !  this otta keep me busy for a while ....

your lessons are awesome, keep it up! your on fire right now. soul of man is one of my favorites tooo

thanks again

@theegg89 without a capo.... lol, watch the video again dude. (around 3:50 ish)

[nomorepushingusdown]

Yes, fellow pickers.... at 01:44 he said "50 times a day." Even at 1 minute per round that's almost an hour on one tune each day...and he's a professional musician. That's often the difference between the best of us and the rest of us.

Thanks, Ben!

[BanjoBen1]

@nomorepushingusdown It took me 3 days of playing it 50+ times a day to get this version absolutely perfect...when I get set on something, I don't quit (to my wife's demise :). She could probably whistle this version note for note! Ha!

[juzanordinaryguy]

@BanjoBen1 Lol The wive's gotta love when us musicians play something over and over and over! HEHE Great video Ben! How long ya been married?

[BanjoBen1]

@juzanordinaryguy I've been married a little over 5 years now...and she's awesome! It's funny, though. She says that when I play she doesn't even hear it any more. She's just blocked it out. Haha!

[theegg89]

is there a way to play it without the capo?

[MeLikeTheOthers]

@theegg89 it's the same if u play it with the capo o without it, it just will be in C instead of D key.

[threechorder]

Nice guitar, Ben!