What tuning is Ashley using on this tune?
Really makes the banjo pop.
Ashley Campbell -What tuning?
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Using my tin ear while strumming my banjo, I would GUESS it’s a low D tuning, similar to what John Hartford used to play.
And wow! She does make that banjo ring!
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Yep, f#DF#AD
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Dang, you mean I was right!?!
I better be careful or I will lose my Beginner status! 
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Thank you guys
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I’ve long expected that you were running around on all us other beginners with the Intermediate folks. We trusted you!!
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You’ve brought up a very sensitive subject.
Like so many others of Ben’s students, I strayed from the Beginner’s Learning Track and snuck ahead to try my hand at a couple Intermediate activities. I felt so decadent, free & wild!
But as I spent a little more time with the big kids, I realized they were talking about things I didn’t understand. They did things I was scared to do. I was confused, uncertain and began to doubt myself. Like the prodigal son, I needed to go back home.
So sure, I may have a couple Intermediate experiences under my belt, but they are built on a foundation of sand.
Trust me, as a Beginner, that’s my Expert opinion!
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I get it. I too have tasted the sweet nectar of the Intermediate track. But suddenly the wisdom of a Flatt & Scruggs tune hits me, and I realize she’s a little too high heavy and I need to get back to the homely one that’ll stick with me. I may have lost track of what I’m talking about here.
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I was the same @BanJoe I found myself tackling Intermediate and Advance lessons long before I was ready to move up the ladder. It’s only by challenging yourself that you progress.
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