Pretty Polly (old-time three-finger demonstration)

Someone asked for some tips on how to play this, so I made a short video. I play it a few times through slowly and then up to speed. Banjo's in gDGCD. The melody is based mainly on Hobart Smith's fiddling.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• pretty
• polly
• old-time
• banjo
• three-finger
• picking

[AustralianKing19]

weres this tablature? this seems like a song i would love to play

[HunterRobertson]

@AustralianKing19 Sorry, I don't have any tablature for this one.

[mynameisnobodyz]

Ive been doing that with thumb and forefinger but now I see how to add the third finger-thanks

[HunterRobertson]

@mynameisnobodyz Great, glad to help

[GodricDonolexious]

cant find any tabs anywhere.... -.- this is amazing... aha ;3 im dying to learn it...

[HunterRobertson]

@GodricDonolexious There's a 2-finger version in Art Rosenbaum's Old-Time Banjo. It's hard to find and expensive though as it's out of print.

[HunterRobertson]

@Pfranklin28 My pleasure.

[Pfranklin28]

Sweeet. Thanks.

[HunterRobertson]

@leighbenham82 Glad to help.

[leighbenham82]

Really good bud :-) I will watch this vid as a guide to my learning of this song,top playing