In the Intro To Potatoes, Basic Banjo, in measure 6 (Worried Man Blues),
the 2-5 slide indicates fingering using the Thumb & Index finger.
Why is the index finger used and how/where is it used ?
Discuss the Banjo lesson: Intro to Potatoes
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Hey Steve, the index finger plays the open G string (It’s the same note you’re sliding up to, which strengthens the emphasis of that note).
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Is this typical of a slide to play (strengthen) that note ?
I’ve not yet gotten to that lesson in the banjo learning track but I
thought the second note in a slide was not accented. Noticeable,
but not directly accented.
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You’re not plucking the note you’re sliding to; you’re picking the same note on the open G string as part of a roll, resulting in two G notes sounding at the same time – the G on the 5th fret of the D string (which you are sliding to, not picking) and the open G. The index finger’s note (open G) is not part of the slide.
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Got it. Thank you very much for clarifying.
I think my question was answered in Ben’s lesson on slides
relative to using an additional “target” note.
Thanks again .
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Hi Archie, just saying Hi, from the Highlands 
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Hi Anna nice to hear from you
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@BanjoBen Do you have any sway with the good folks at StrumMachine? I’ve asked for a delay start for a while, meaning more beats than the double count in feature that it already has, specifically to have a good way to practice ’taters every darn time I start a fiddletune. But I don’t have the kung fu to make it happen.
Starting a tune with potatoes at the same tempo is a process! I usually burn the ‘taters and undercook the tune or vise versa.
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If I recall correctly, you can add in your own section for potatoes that only plays at the beginning of the tune. An actual Strum Machine user would know better than me though!
Oh, do mean edit each tune individually? That is a good work around but it would be nice if you could just universally set the number of bars for count in. Thanks for that idea.
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Excellent, thanks @BanjoBen! Its really helping to always do ‘taters and an ending! I never really got rock solid at it on guitar, I’m glad you taught those skills at the rudimentary level first thing.
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