Free Banjo Lesson: Cumberland Gap

In this lesson we teach how to play a good old banjo song about the Cumberland Gap. Now the Cumberland Gap in actual place in the mountain of Tennessee.

This was my first banjo song, I heard it growing up on famous fishing show called woods and water.

To get the tab and lyrics for this song go to:

http://www.fannbanjos.com/Lessons/cumberlandgap.html

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• Gap
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[MrJoeyeagle]

I can't see what fret your on and i can't hardly understand you.

[jtmasters13]

it took me about 2 weeks to get good at it it takes years to get its completely PERFECT lol but you know nobody is perfect at anything

[classicvinylbiz]

The late Senator Robert Byrd - Cumberland Gap:

watch?v=4tYCGokptk8

thanks and regards

[cldball]

how long did it take you to get your first song perfect?

[Bradyvilleboy]

Yeah, I think Woods and Waters was Bill Halls show. I think he means Tennessee Outdoorsman with Jimmy Holt and Larry Munson (later Glenn Smith). Great playing.

[AK47cowboy]

They used to play that on Tennessee outdoorsmen on TNN when i was a kid. i sure do miss that show lol.

[GoldstarBanjo53]

Thanks, I'm going to try to learn to play it like that!!