Vash: Basics of playing the bones

[Majorocks67]

"very good". Awesome =]

[jrwel14]

My triplites always sound  crummy!

[Nicoleclog]

This is the BEST tutorial on youtube. Thank you so much for doing it....VERY clear instruction. I am a fan = )

[splortz]

And remember boys and girls, while it's important to know WHEN to play the bones, and when NOT to play the bones....heheheheh.

[poisonelegance]

What a brilliant tutorial! Thankyou for uploading :)

[leevclarke]

Wow, that's some awesome stuff - very informative and helpful, thanks. :)

[Crownsford]

Cool! - through another video I learned to play the spoons today (ok, I don't play WELL yet, but it's a start). So I'm moving to finding out about the bones now. I wish I'd known how this stuff worked years ago so I'd be an expert now, but hey, maybe when I'm 80 I'll be good! Thanks for that lesson.

[smccoli230]

Oh my gosh. Moeller stroke on rhythm bones? Mind blown.

[danjf424]

Thanks for the video, man. This is what got me into playing them and now I'm starting to build a reputation as a ragtime bones player in Seattle. Keep it up!

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

I don't know how you do it, man. you made this video and after 35,ooo views and 53 comments, this is the only one that mentions the word "skirt" (in which it's no considered proper to sit with ones legs so far apart)

Kudos to you, Vash, who may or may not be a stampede. I need to get a pair of bones (and I don't just mean I need to get laid twice. . .by men?); those things are sick.

[Crackhouts]

I forward this video to everyone I know who wants to learn to play the bones. It's a great starter. If you want to see how I've progressed, partly due to this video, check out my channel. Thanks Vash. "Like starting a car." That's what I tell people because of you.

[thecelt2]

Vash, Thanks much. Your simple lessons put me in touch with my inner bones player. Now I ca't put them down, and am improving daily. Of course my co workers are not nearly as thrilled as I am. Thankfully I live on my own.

[rowancorbett]

Very nice, sir!

[gr8musicrox]

was in seattle this week and picked up my first pair of bones. your video helped me a lot. thanks!

[marbanak]

Thanks, vash.You have piqued my interest in this thing.

[rayvangobel1]

my wife & I are fan 29,962 and you are by far the best teacher. these little bits of wood are addicting. will enjoy practicing your bone playin wisdom at stop signs in the car...Thank you very much...

[dieselpuppy74]

Thanks very much Vash!  I'd often wondered how Brother Bones kept time on his famous version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" and thought that you had to slap the bones against your palm.

An excellent tutorial even a simple biologist like myself could follow. Keep up the good work and remember, "no death grips !"

Cheers from Australia

[Soakinginit]

i used to know basic bones but had gotten rusty .. thanks Vash, excellently presented

[dropkicknicos]

Where do the Bones originate from?

[pmosullivan]

instead of 1 click I get 2, how can I control this overenthusiasm?

[Strathmer]

Hey im in saint Helens i would love to see you guys play sometime. I'm Headed of to Berklee late mid august, when do you play?

[youcraigtube]

Great video and with really good instructions. I would like to offer some constructive advice in no way meant to offend anyone.

1.The camera kept going in and out of focus. This may have been on purpose for an effect, but if not, the best thing to do is not use auto focus.

2.You kept saying very good, which is very positive, but not really useful. Since you can't tell if the person watching is doing it right.

Those are tiny comments meant to help, but great work over all.

[luv2drum19]

Thank you so much! This helped a ton

[butterflyhope333]

Thank you so much. I just got some bones at a Renaissance Festival to play in my college Celic Music Group.

[laudypapa1]

i have a pair of these...wow pretty cool stuff

[rainbeux]

i do do, and i don't even have a penis.

[rainbeux]

i love you

[ReverendGoob]

Good teaching style.

[Crackhouts]

Lesson two, please!

[ppinny]

One of the best instructional vids i've seen........from, what i suspect, is a proper nice bloke!

[a0e0roberts]

VAsh plays with the Portland OR group "Circled by Hounds."

[v45h0n]

Yes I do. I live and play in Portland primarily. Though I am always happy to take the band to new places to play. And to travel to new places to teach bodhran, bones and spoons.

[HandelMcmandle]

@v45h0n What is another place, besides the inside of a cow, can I get these bones?

[ofungone]

Great class! the ones I use are completly plain. Where areyou from?

[v45h0n]

Portland Oregon.

[54spiritedwill54]

Very well done! Easy to follow and thorough.

[mycheesesteak]

Where can you get "bones"?

[travtat]

You can make them, Buy them, even take them from an actual animal.

[MikeBatten]

just bought a set of bones! learning how to play them...this is a great video! thanks!

[drownedinsect]

thanks for the lesson man! you got skills.

[josefgiven]

I don't have any problems doing the triplet roll, but can't *stop* doing the triplets when I speed up.

[folboteur]

@josefgiven : Stopping the triplets is a function of how much finger pressure you exert with your RING finger. Check out some of my videos... I believe "Rhythm Bones Progress Report #2 -- Bones are Like Salt" discusses this specifically.

[BradTheProducer]

I've had a pair of my grandpa's rhythm bones since I was a toddler, and this is the first time I've ever had any idea on what to do with them. Thanks!

[Blainesenior]

You are an excellent instructor. For those of us trying to learn spoons and bones, Thank you!!

[ciforoso]

You just saved my sorry ass.Got 2 pairs of bones and didn't have the slightest ideia on how to play them, until now.

[ryu8888]

Yeeeah, you basically rock. Nice video, keep em coming!

[anaslata1976]

absolutely amazing..... thank you for posting

[JoolsInGermany]

This is amazing. I have been trying to do the roll on the bones for so long and in one short video you've solved the problem. Thanks.

[bodhran61]

Your explanation in bones playing has been very clear, my compliments Bravo!

[BrunoEspo]

yer a bad ass!

[rowenapevrell]

If the bones are made of different material does it affect the sound pitch?

[folboteur]

Excellent demonstration and instruction. Will there be an episode 2? There is a dearth of videos here with instruction. Yours and Hillar Bergman's are the best.

I'd particularly like some instruction into the "drum roll" and inserting quick triplets in the midst of other rhythms.

Thanks!!

[jezboe]

do me a favor an dont go postal ok???

[youshouldneverthrowa]

Thanks Vash...great video and I love your website

[Keelsman]

Hugely helpful!

[jwel44]

Great ! My biggest problem as been the triplets.

[bodhrankid]

great playing.

i love watching/listening to the bones,

especially when played this good!

[MuNkYBizNess]

Great teaching. I don't play the bones but I might consider giving it a go with this.

[Ezbocozbo]

i've just realised i've been holding them wrong for years! what a great teacher, thanks

[GecktxSan]

Thank you so much!!!

[JCMcGee]

Ace! Are there any more?

[Narrman]

Thanks man! That's what I was waiting for a looooong time.

[CelticHippy]

Very well done! Easy to follow and thorough. Thank you!