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Discuss the Banjo lesson: Banjo Capo Strategy

#13

I uploaded directly to the board, so not sure what to do about it. If anyone wants it, shoot me your email in a PM and I’ll email it to you.

#14

I thought that might be the case, just a heads up @Mark_Rocka

#15

hi guys

so if we learn a tune in open G say "Wreck of the old 97 " and then attempt to learn to play out of the C/D positions does that mean all the tasty G licks we’ve used are then unavailable to us and we just focus on the chords and melody?

Thanks

#16

Not all the licks are wasted, as both C and D share so many chords with G, but the context for the licks would be different, yes.

#17

Ok thanks Ben for that and it would be great if theres a lesson that shows a song in G and then how to play that in C/D as an example… maybe there is already and i’ve not got to it yet

Thanks for your help…

#18

Your wish is my command: https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/red-river-valley-build-a-break-banjo

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#19

thanks i thought you might have done one… :+1:

#20

Very good info. I have always had trouble trying to play along with a fiddle. Something about it, I just lose the melody. So today I visited an old time fiddle club meeting and played along as best as I could (which was not the greatest, but was fun). Anyway, they switch keys on nearly every song. It was G, A, D all afternoon long. I was prepared for the A tuning, but the D really threw me. I was capoing where I’ve never capoed before. It was very strange. I had seen this video but had not gotten to really focusing on the method (especially playing in D out of the C position). I’ve got a lot of work to do on this topic.

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#21

Hi @The_MoleFo tunes in the Key of D. You can tune the 5th String to A and Play out of the D Position or Capo up 2 Frets and Play out of the C Position

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#22

Here is a nice example the banjo playing in D pos with 5th String re-tuned as Archie suggested.

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0BXCSq9HWM

If you ever get a chance to hear the Mike Lilley & Harley Allen version of this it gets even better!

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#23

Do you have a lesson for I’ll fly away?

#24

There used to be one, but it had to be removed for copyright reasons. I think @BanjoBen can get you the tab, though.

#25

Okay Thanks.

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#26

I was struggling through a tab of Ben Eldridge’s break on Old Train from Seldom Scene. They played it in E and Ben played C-position with capo on the fourth fret. Then I realized we were going to play it in F like on Manzanita. It took me a while but I came up with a reasonable half-break out of D-postition with capo on the third fret.

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#27

Glad it worked out for you Mike

#28

Hey Jesse. I have a copy of Ben’s IFA tab. I just sent it to your Sheepdog GMail account.

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#29

Hey thank you! I haven’t checked this page for a while, thus the late response. really appreciate it!

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#30

Could I grab that too please!

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#31

Done!

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#32

Ben, you used the song I’ll fly away and your instructions on the capo. How do I get the music for that song? I’d love to learn how to play it and it didn’t sound too difficult.

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