I've been a guitar player for 15 years, and now that I'm picking up the banjo, I am so grateful for your videos. You break down the rolls is a fun way (i.e. by learning them through a song). Your full videos and pdf were worth the 8 or so bucks just to work on playing along and playing accompaniment. Great videos and keep up the excellent lessons.
Thank you for these terrific lessons. I'm a jazz guitarist just picking up the banjo, and these are really helpful as a student and a teacher of beginning banjo
I appreciate your videos. I just bought a banjo this week, my first instrument ever in my 51 years, and my sole reason is to one day to be able to play gospel songs on it. I have along way to go... lol.
Thats great! I appreciate you checking out the videos. It's never too late to start playing music so sticwith it and you'll achieve your goals. I have a few other gospel tunes on my channel you can check out. Otherwise this little mini-lesson may be a good one for you if you're just starting to learn some rolls. ruclips.net/video/SWfRgv-c61Ek/видео.html Best, Mike
I just want to THANK YOU all the way from Hobart, Tasmania at the very bottom tip of Australia. I bought a Deering GOODTIME open-back Banjo last week and love it!! Your patience and break-downs of tricky stuff with the TAB window included on the bottom R.H.S window, was really helpful! I was a Bagpiper in the Army and I think the Banjo is the only other instrument I have heard so far, that gives you the same sweet reverent stare as the bagpipes certainly do too to this song. Thank you again for sharing and God Bless
Really, really appreciate your videos. Yes, needing to keep that hand up and "out"; really wish I had the Martian guitarist long fingers like you and my brother, but working with what I have. Could be stubbier I guess. I'm very pleasantly surprised at how decent sounding and easy-playing I got this no-name vintage "Made in Korea BJ-160" banjo to be. Obviously not my end all be all but very surprising on both counts and rewarding enough to keep me going for now, but only because I took it apart and put it back together with advice and a little trial and error.
Yes, if you purchase the video lesson you get the full tab that can be printed out or viewed on your computer. Or I have just the tab/practice tracks available on my site if you don't need the full video lesson. - Mike
Hi Mike, thank you very much for your lessons. Soon I hope to subscribe to your channel. There are two lessons - a package of lessons - that I think you should consider posting: banjo scales and rolls - we find a few lessons on the G scale, D scale, etc but they show HOW TO USE the scales on a musical/roll content. The second is a complete lesson on ROLLS. I purchased your roll workout and it is excelent. I am working on it. But I am not sure if it inclues all the rolls. Even thougth I am beginner, I think there are some rolls missing. And I understand that was not your intention (to include all types of rolls), but it would very helpfull to have a complete roll lesson (s). Well, and THIRD - a lesson on how to play the banjo and sing at the same time. Meaning how to accompain yourself singing, which time of roll or rhythm cell should you use. I do not think I have enought time to become a really picker (and soloing) but I will be happy if I can sing hymns and folk songs and accompain myself, like I do on guitar. Thank you a lot for your help and contribution to the music! Specially at times like this. Cheers froM Brazil!! Be safe
Glad you're enjoying the lessons. It'd be difficult to list every single possible string and roll combination as there are too many possible combinations to list in tab. I'd focus on learning the main 4-5 Scruggs rolls and then practice them on a variety of strings. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic That will be nice, since I would like to get some knowlegde of both styles. Thank you very much. Hopefully I will be joining your site very soon. Take care
@@MikeHeddingMusic Yes Thank You I dont wear finger picks as I can play better with out them,I have only been playing since xmas as my wife bought me a banjo for xmas and I am 71 you are never to old for anything,Got my pilots license 6 years ago and bought my own microlight flexwing Blade 912
@@charlesbrown7579 You are certainly welcome to do what you'd like but I'd strongly recommend continuing to play with picks. They feel weird for everyone at first. If you want to play bluegrass style banjo though you'll definitely want to be using picks. - Mike
Am I getting this wrong here Mike or on that second measure the (2-4 slide) after that are you suddenly calling the 1st string the 5th string? Because before on the first measure you called the 4th string the second from the top looking down the banjo as you play it (the one under the short top string) but in the second measure you called the smallest string the 5th (the one at the bottom as you look down the banjo)? It’s confusing me being a beginner and not knowing which string you are saying and plucking. Thanks.
It's possible I misspoke (you are playing both the 1st string and 5th string in measure 2 though). The 5th string is the short string (closest to your head) and then it goes 4, 3, 2, 1. The first string is the closest to the floor. If you have any other questions let me know. - Mike
A slide is when you slide one finger either up or down to a different fret to change the pitch. A pull-off is similar except it's when you change the pitch to a lower note by having two fingers fretting notes. You "pull-off" one finger to change the pitch to another finger. Pull-offs always going down in pitch. A hammer-on is the same except it's when the pitch goes up. - Mike
I cannot understand what you're doing with your hands during the pull off. Could you try to explain it in words? It looks like you pick the third string on the fourth fret, pluck that same string on the fret, and then hit the third string open fret. So, I am not sure where the 2nd fret part comes in. Thanks!
You're very close. After I pluck the third string 4th fret, that's where the pull-off and the 2nd fret come in. I don't pluck the string again on the same fret, but I change the pitch from the 4th fret to the 2nd fret. So my first finger is already down on the 2nd fret and I remove my third finger (pull-off) which changes the pitch. The key is that I'm doing that with my left hand and not my right hand. After I do that, I then play the open 3rd string. If you have any other questions let me know. - Mike
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Very talented man and a great player!
Fantastic and hugely helpful Tutorials. Thank you very much for sharing.
Really appreciate you! 🙂
Thank you kindly. - Mike
I've been a guitar player for 15 years, and now that I'm picking up the banjo, I am so grateful for your videos. You break down the rolls is a fun way (i.e. by learning them through a song). Your full videos and pdf were worth the 8 or so bucks just to work on playing along and playing accompaniment. Great videos and keep up the excellent lessons.
Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate that. - Mike
Thank you for these terrific lessons. I'm a jazz guitarist just picking up the banjo, and these are really helpful as a student and a teacher of beginning banjo
I also am 51 and started the banjo and mike hedding has been my self taught teacher i guess you could say(youtube) very helpful
Awesome! Hope you're still picking and finding the lessons helpful! - Mike
I appreciate your videos. I just bought a banjo this week, my first instrument ever in my 51 years, and my sole reason is to one day to be able to play gospel songs on it. I have along way to go... lol.
Thats great! I appreciate you checking out the videos. It's never too late to start playing music so sticwith it and you'll achieve your goals. I have a few other gospel tunes on my channel you can check out.
Otherwise this little mini-lesson may be a good one for you if you're just starting to learn some rolls.
ruclips.net/video/SWfRgv-c61Ek/видео.html
Best,
Mike
How did it turn out ? You stuck with it ?
@@JAKENMK Sadly, I did not. It was easy enough to copy chords but I had little desire to learn music, different keys, etc.
I just want to THANK YOU all the way from Hobart, Tasmania at the very bottom tip of Australia. I bought a Deering GOODTIME open-back Banjo last week and love it!! Your patience and break-downs of tricky stuff with the TAB window included on the bottom R.H.S window, was really helpful! I was a Bagpiper in the Army and I think the Banjo is the only other instrument I have heard so far, that gives you the same sweet reverent stare as the bagpipes certainly do too to this song. Thank you again for sharing and God Bless
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. - Mike
Thank you. Just learning banjo and your teaching methods are great for me to learn banjo.
Thanks! I'm glad you're finding them helpful. - Mike
Really, really appreciate your videos. Yes, needing to keep that hand up and "out"; really wish I had the Martian guitarist long fingers like you and my brother, but working with what I have. Could be stubbier I guess. I'm very pleasantly surprised at how decent sounding and easy-playing I got this no-name vintage "Made in Korea BJ-160" banjo to be. Obviously not my end all be all but very surprising on both counts and rewarding enough to keep me going for now, but only because I took it apart and put it back together with advice and a little trial and error.
Mike, where's the tab. I have this in a chord version but haven't seen it in tab bluegrass style.
Mike, you know that is not a beginner video!! We need "old Macdonald something like that okay".
ruclips.net/video/hZAW_GU8dmQ/видео.html
Just wondering ... what brand banjo is that. Thanks for the lesson. Later
The banjo is a brand called Nechville. Made up in Minnesota. Thanks. - Mike
i have ben playing fore about 40 years now but i pay by ear
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How did you develop that ability? How long did it take
Is there any way to get this tab in its entirety? Or is it only available in these small chunks like this?
Yes, if you purchase the video lesson you get the full tab that can be printed out or viewed on your computer. Or I have just the tab/practice tracks available on my site if you don't need the full video lesson. - Mike
Hi Mike, thank you very much for your lessons. Soon I hope to subscribe to your channel. There are two lessons - a package of lessons - that I think you should consider posting: banjo scales and rolls - we find a few lessons on the G scale, D scale, etc but they show HOW TO USE the scales on a musical/roll content. The second is a complete lesson on ROLLS. I purchased your roll workout and it is excelent. I am working on it. But I am not sure if it inclues all the rolls. Even thougth I am beginner, I think there are some rolls missing. And I understand that was not your intention (to include all types of rolls), but it would very helpfull to have a complete roll lesson (s). Well, and THIRD - a lesson on how to play the banjo and sing at the same time. Meaning how to accompain yourself singing, which time of roll or rhythm cell should you use. I do not think I have enought time to become a really picker (and soloing) but I will be happy if I can sing hymns and folk songs and accompain myself, like I do on guitar. Thank you a lot for your help and contribution to the music! Specially at times like this. Cheers froM Brazil!! Be safe
Glad you're enjoying the lessons. It'd be difficult to list every single possible string and roll combination as there are too many possible combinations to list in tab. I'd focus on learning the main 4-5 Scruggs rolls and then practice them on a variety of strings. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic That sound good. I will do that. One final question. Do you site also teach clawhammer banjo/two finger banjo? Thank you
@@claudineibernardes3017 I just have 3 finger lessons currently but I'll likely be adding some clawhammer lessons in the future. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic That will be nice, since I would like to get some knowlegde of both styles. Thank you very much. Hopefully I will be joining your site very soon. Take care
Why do you need to pluck with the index on the middle string?
There will be times when your thumb isn't free to play the third string so you'll usually use your index finger in those cases. - Mike
Aw man you didn’t do the signature “hey everybody out there in banjo land!” I’m cut to the quik as my papaw used to say, 😂
Hi Iike to purchase the 42 mins lesson on amazin grace but the link does now work
It looks like you got it. I sent you a message with instructions on how to access the lesson. I hope you find it helpful. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic Yes Thank You I dont wear finger picks as I can play better with out them,I have only been playing since xmas as my wife bought me a banjo for xmas and I am 71 you are never to old for anything,Got my pilots license 6 years ago and bought my own microlight flexwing Blade 912
@@charlesbrown7579 You are certainly welcome to do what you'd like but I'd strongly recommend continuing to play with picks. They feel weird for everyone at first. If you want to play bluegrass style banjo though you'll definitely want to be using picks. - Mike
Am I getting this wrong here Mike or on that second measure the (2-4 slide) after that are you suddenly calling the 1st string the 5th string? Because before on the first measure you called the 4th string the second from the top looking down the banjo as you play it (the one under the short top string) but in the second measure you called the smallest string the 5th (the one at the bottom as you look down the banjo)? It’s confusing me being a beginner and not knowing which string you are saying and plucking. Thanks.
It's possible I misspoke (you are playing both the 1st string and 5th string in measure 2 though). The 5th string is the short string (closest to your head) and then it goes 4, 3, 2, 1. The first string is the closest to the floor. If you have any other questions let me know. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic Thank you so much Mike yes you said it the other way around. Just going to your website to have a look 👍
What's the difference between a pull off and a slide?
A slide is when you slide one finger either up or down to a different fret to change the pitch. A pull-off is similar except it's when you change the pitch to a lower note by having two fingers fretting notes. You "pull-off" one finger to change the pitch to another finger. Pull-offs always going down in pitch. A hammer-on is the same except it's when the pitch goes up. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic thank you very much!
I cannot understand what you're doing with your hands during the pull off. Could you try to explain it in words? It looks like you pick the third string on the fourth fret, pluck that same string on the fret, and then hit the third string open fret. So, I am not sure where the 2nd fret part comes in. Thanks!
You're very close. After I pluck the third string 4th fret, that's where the pull-off and the 2nd fret come in. I don't pluck the string again on the same fret, but I change the pitch from the 4th fret to the 2nd fret. So my first finger is already down on the 2nd fret and I remove my third finger (pull-off) which changes the pitch. The key is that I'm doing that with my left hand and not my right hand. After I do that, I then play the open 3rd string.
If you have any other questions let me know. - Mike
@@MikeHeddingMusic oh that makes sense-thanks!
Guessing Amazing Grace was never too popular south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Herr Schicklgruber, why would that be?
It's part of our culture 🤷
Slower for beginners
You can click the "gear" icon in the bottom right of the video and adjust the playback speed if it's going too fast. Keep picking. - Mike