Can’t wait to play this! Thank you! And very nice ending!
This tuning is the same as Ruby/Reuben too isn’t it?
Discuss the Banjo lesson: Whiskey Before Breakfast- D Tuning
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Mark… dude!!! Nice job!
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Yes, sure is!
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Great arrangement @Mark_Rocka I love D tuning, It’s been a long while since I played a tune in D tuning so I’m really looking forward to getting into this lesson. 
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After watching all the way thru, the B part looks like a nice thumb dexterity exercise too! 
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Wow… Congrats to @Mark_Rocka!
@BanjoBen - RESPECT to you for taking and using a fellow member’s version… and the alternate tuning is your “icing on the Cake!”
Fantastic sound - AWESOME VERSION!
Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one!
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Love this arrangement! Thanks for the fun alternate tuning!
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WOW! Another door opening!!! thank you to Mark and Ben!
At the risk of embarassing myself, WHEN DID THE SPEED ADJUSTMENT (the gear in lower right corner) come along? Don’t tell me it’s always been there! haha!!! That is wonderful!
Thanks so much, Ben and team!
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Been there at least since the new site launched. You’ll hear Ben mention it in his lesson videos now and then. 
Mighty handy tool!
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I believe that’s basically a youtube feature so as long as the video is published/played via youtube, you can adjust the speed like that.
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It’s also a feature on the Vimeo Player which is what Ben uses.
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Love it. Awesome banjo also. Enjoying using alternate tunings.
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How would you play backup to this D tuning? Would you still play the regular D, G and A chords with the same fingerings we do out of G?
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The chord fingerings for open D tuning are different than open G. Check this out.
http://www.acousticmusictv.com/html/Banjo%20Pages/BanjoChords5DTuning.html
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Thanks Mark
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I started this and it’s still a work in progress, you can use it or modify it if you like. It’s a mix of rolling backup, champing, kept some licks from the original, stole some stuff from other things, etc. I deleted the kickoff and ending, this is just the A and B parts. I want to fit it to one page on the .pdf.
WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastBackup.tef (4.0 KB)
WhiskeyBeforeBreakfastBackup.pdf (265.8 KB)
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Thanks Maggie
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Great Backup submission by MissMagie. But does anyone just vamp with D-tuning? If so, how would that work…just with barre chords or with the chords listed in the charts?
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