Jesse James - bluegrass banjo on guitar style

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Here is the "full version" of this classic folk song. Played in open E tuning to a "shaker beat" and then I added the other instruments. I thought I´d push myself and raise the bar a bit, tempo wise... Some of the groove might go down the drain but hey, it´s fun!
Mr Loef at Loef guitars let me try this really, really sweet early 1900´s style parlour guitar, my new favorite :)
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• bluegrass
• folk
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• banjo
• rolls
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• fast
• finger
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• martin
• tallstrom
• live

[raffefrank]

Sweet job man, were just wondering about the tuning is possible to get this fast runs down with standard tning?

[pinofluvius]

@raffefrank Thanks! Oh sure, just listen to some bluegrass flat pickers or electric country guitar pickin´ - I do some of this stuff in standard tuning. Check out Dueling Banjos for example, it´s among the related videos to the right.

Cheers

Martin

[spoofus007]

why do you have a soundtrack playing in all of you videos?

[pinofluvius]

@spoofus007

Not all videos :)

Well, I like to use backing tracks, it sounds so much cooler, and it´s the way I envision the completed song... Especially the "banjo on guitar" stuff works much better with a rhythm track.

Cheers

Martin

[wenglish1968]

Sounds great! Have you always used a thumbpick? I tried a few & couldn't get a smooth upstroke when strumming. There was a lot of resistance & thumbpicks would hook on the strings & my hand would move out of position, or the flew off. I pretty much just use thumb & fingers to strum now. I haven't used a pick of any sort in years. Take care.

[pinofluvius]

@wenglish1968

Thanks!

No, I used to play picking without one and then hybrid style with regular pick and fingers. But, since I had also played some classical, I thought it was silly not to use my index finger for picking, so I started with a thumbpick. However, nowadays I file them shorter, they always seem to be too long! That makes some stuff easier, like strumming and flatpicking with it.

Cheers

Martin

[ilikezappa]

I would rather be able to do that than have all the money in the world and a Hot Tub full of soapy Cheerleaders.

[sojakj]

PARADE!!!



[LiquidGib]

maestro

[claudevesco]

Ce gars est un génie...

[ljsnappypants]

Hi Marty...

We are glad you are posting. My fanned fret Bashkin guitar was built for altered tunings, and it can go to CGCGCD with normal strings without causing a stir or losing intonation. I also have an Olson and love it to pieces.

[Karamvir24]

Bloody hell, that was ridiculous!

Well done! 

[alvaritooooooooo]

Nice music!

[JMFingerstyle]

Fabulous job! That was really great!

[SyverF]

You are amazing! I just found a new favourite song + A new hero!