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Pretty Polly (old-time three-finger demonstration)

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Uploaded by on Aug 10, 2008

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.

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

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

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

  • @mynameisnobodyz Great, glad to help

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

  • @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.

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  • @Pfranklin28 My pleasure.

  • Sweeet. Thanks.

  • @leighbenham82 Glad to help.

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

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