https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/east-tennessee-blues-advanced-banjo-advanced
Let’s mix some jazz & swing in with the East Tennessee Blues! This is a ball to play, with palpable influences from Alan Munde & Wayne Benson.
Discuss the Banjo lesson: East Tennessee Blues- Advanced
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When learning to play a tune like this one that has lots of bounce or swing or whatever you want to call it, would you guys learn it “straight ahead” first and add the bounce later, or would you just start off with the bounce from square one?
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Great Question @Shad I have to confess I watched this lesson through when it was uploaded but as the tune didn’t really appeal to me. I didn’t sit down to learn it. That said when I sit down to learn syncopated tunes from my other teacher in Australia sometimes I’ll learn it straight other times I’ll add the syncopation as I go. It depends if I need to feel the music as I learn it. Hard to explain.
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I say go ahead and try to make it sound like I’m playing it from the start.
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What a fun song. I have been playing the intermediate version but then tried a few of the syncopated measures just from the tab and just couldn’t get it in my brain until I listened to your playing it Ben, then it made sense. Especially measure 7 and 15. Once I listened to you then tried it myself it just felt right. I really like the bouncy bluesy stuff. Thanks
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One question? When playing measure 14 it seems easier if I barre the first fret all the to the 4th string, maybe even barreing that way on the 13th measure and leaving it there barred until measure 15. Is that okay?
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Maybe, but you have that open 1st string at the end of measure 13. However, a 1st fret on the 1st string wouldn’t sound bad!
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