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dgriffiths62 wrote:Hi all I have a banjo and of course the book BUT my 5 string is a long tom and got 4 extra frets so where do I start???
Griff
I don't know what book you have, but you'd start in the front of the book, seriously.
Something that has a CD you can listen to is a real help. REAL help. You'd read through the pages of introduction untill you get to the section when you have to begin picking the strings. Then, at that point, they ad the CD so you can get some idea of the timing which is the rythum and the melody which is the progression of notes. Soon, they add filler notes between the melody notes. Before long, you are picking three finger style/bluegrass. Playing a melody AND filler notes to make a songe sound rich and full.
Yes, you have to love the song to want to learn it. I began years ago with some realy simple songs. Like three chords. I expounded upon that all to learn some real populat and famous bluegrass songs.
I don't learn songs I don't care about.
You have to learn the finger position of the left and the rollor rolls of the right. Then get the tune in your head to assist you with the timing. If you don't get that timing right it will sound like trash or pig lattin even if you get the chords right.
Start the songs slow. I mean real slow and get the fingering right from the get-go.
Hi folks!
Banjo Bob here. Just got signed on today. My mane isn't really Banjo Bob, but that sounds better than Banjo Scott so........
The local church wants to add my ahem, "talents" to the mix and perform some back-up to the guitars with my five string Washburn. So, I need chrods for some traditional and modern gospel music. Thus this site.
Wish me luck. I already found all I needed for a popular song Because He Lives" so I think this may be a viable resource.
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