A question for anyone who knows their banjo: I'm a complete beginner with no musical background aside from a bit of fooling around with bass guitar when I was a teen before I got distracted from it. I dearly want to learn to play the banjo, clawhammer style specifically, but I have to admit I'm a bit intimidated by how complex of an instrument it seems to be. Should I work my way up, using the guitar as a gateway instrument, or with the proper determination and patience can I just dive right in?
Well, this was posted nearly a decade ago so lord knows you’ve probably found your answer, but for anyone who hasn’t this is my inspiration to you: banjo is its own instrument, playing guitar won’t really work as a gateway instrument. Different technique, different melodic approach, different everything. I encourage you to dive head first and simply learn the instrument as she is, banjo is one of the most wholesomely rewarding instruments you could ever pick up and will be worth any hardship spent to learn it.
Start with the banjo, learn the banjo, and live the banjo. The guitar is a different instrument, throw clawhammer in the mix and it's a completely different instrument. Banjos are typically tuned in an open tuning, so you could really just play an open chord, then bar one finger across any fret that's in key and you'd be playing a two chord song. Of course, getting the technique like Luedecke here takes a lot of practice, but it's definitely not as hard as it looks.
people who didn't play guitar before picking up the banjo think they need to, people who played guitar before complain about playing it "like a guitar" and not getting the clawhammer technique down. guitar playing beforehand probably speeds up the process but if you want to play banjo, play banjo!
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So good.
Great fun right there, take care
well, this certainly is awesome.
this. is. AMAZING. I want to know everything about this man and his poetic genius. And whether or not he is married.
He has kids
This was sweet and fun and awesome
A barn-burning, drunkard-fueling, crowd-pleasing tune if i ever heard one!
can't wait for him to come back to Calgary!!
Ditto. this certainly is awesome!
thanks. wonderful. hes just 1km away playing at folk fest in calgary but im busy :(
busy doing what? mann.... I get it tho. Just really need some Leudecke about now.
@@gabelogan56 I dunno dude, it was 5 years ago. haha
@GemsOnVHS
Nah he was just kicking his heal on the bath tub.
I love this song! Will this be on the upcoming album (I hope)?
Was he using a kick drum as well?
Fella...I am from the United States, and i am asexual, and even so, this song Speaks To Me. Good work, Sir.
I, too, am Okay. I am!
A question for anyone who knows their banjo: I'm a complete beginner with no musical background aside from a bit of fooling around with bass guitar when I was a teen before I got distracted from it. I dearly want to learn to play the banjo, clawhammer style specifically, but I have to admit I'm a bit intimidated by how complex of an instrument it seems to be. Should I work my way up, using the guitar as a gateway instrument, or with the proper determination and patience can I just dive right in?
Well, this was posted nearly a decade ago so lord knows you’ve probably found your answer, but for anyone who hasn’t this is my inspiration to you: banjo is its own instrument, playing guitar won’t really work as a gateway instrument. Different technique, different melodic approach, different everything. I encourage you to dive head first and simply learn the instrument as she is, banjo is one of the most wholesomely rewarding instruments you could ever pick up and will be worth any hardship spent to learn it.
Start with the banjo, learn the banjo, and live the banjo. The guitar is a different instrument, throw clawhammer in the mix and it's a completely different instrument.
Banjos are typically tuned in an open tuning, so you could really just play an open chord, then bar one finger across any fret that's in key and you'd be playing a two chord song. Of course, getting the technique like Luedecke here takes a lot of practice, but it's definitely not as hard as it looks.
banjo isn't difficult at all mate. it's just a common misconception. watch videos on youtube and give it your best shot.
people who didn't play guitar before picking up the banjo think they need to, people who played guitar before complain about playing it "like a guitar" and not getting the clawhammer technique down. guitar playing beforehand probably speeds up the process but if you want to play banjo, play banjo!