Here is the Carter Family classic Wildwood Flower. A simple melody that lends itself well to crosspicking. If you’re unfamiliar with crosspicking it’s just a fancy word used to describe the process of simulating a banjo roll with a flatpick. In its simplest form the picking pattern generally starts with a downstroke and alternates from […]

Here is an example of the tune Gold Rush. It’s in the key of A played out of the G position so put your capo on the second fret.
The video goes through the tune once fast, once slow and closes out with an example of what could be played as accompaniment.

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Ralph Stanley’s banjo classic arranged for guitar. The first video breaks down the melody and the second gives an example of what you might play as accompaniment.
This song is usually played in the key of A so put your capo on the second fret. Also watch out for the “backstep” or extra two beats of […]

I had a chance to test drive my brothers new MacBook today so I shot a few movies of the Yairi. The first clip is “Loch Leven Castle”, the second is “Wildwood Flower” and the third is me just screwing around.