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Discuss the Banjo lesson: Whiskey Before Breakfast- D Tuning

#41

Hi Keith I don’t play a lot of tunes in D tuning. no where near enough to answer your question right off the bat. But the same principles apply when playing out of any tuning. You follow the chord progression. Finding the fingerings in D tuning are not as difficult as you might think. Find the shapes and follow your instincts and you’ll not go far wrong. Good luck

#42

I love playing this at the jams but, how about showing us some back up in D tuning for when the others are playing?? I just keep using the bar chords for 4 and 5 .

Chuck

#43

Hi @helichuck Chuck, See @MissMaggie 's post above she has created some backup TABs to accompany @BanjoBen 's lesson.

Also check out Ben’s NEW Backup Utility Lesson just released. For exploring Backup in D

https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/banjo-backup-utility-rolls-in-d-banjo-intermediate

#44

@Archie, unfortunately, I’m not sure the new utility rolls lesson will be directly applicable since the Whiskey Before Breakfast lesson is in D tuning and the utility rolls lesson, although geared for the key of D, is for standard tuning with the 5th string capo’ed at 7th fret.

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#45

Sure @rspillers Ryan gif my bad. Come to think of it @BanjoBen hasn’t covered many lessons in D tuning.

I tend to search YouTube for lessons in alternate tunings. So maybe this lesson by Jim Pankey might be of some help to @helichuck Chuck. It’s not Whisky Before Breakfast but it is in D Tuning and once you learn the basic chord positions it’s not that more difficult than playing in open G.

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