TEXAS HOLD ‘EM - Beyoncé/Rhiannon Giddens Clawhammer Banjo Lesson

[@marthastone5783]

Thanks Ryan! Awesome tutorial.

[@stevenevans1328]

Thanks for the video Ryan - super helpful!

[@ScubaGM]

You are inspiring me to pick up my banjo! haha Thanks for making this tutorial.

[@kevinjamesdawes7223]

I got it as 2 on the low 1 on the high, 1 low 2 high 2 low as a hammer and back round.

[@brucejohnston6184]

Good idea to use a banjo setup that people are likely to have. Reality is really not such a bad place to start 😅

[@randyboogenvia6252]

How'd you get your hair to flip up like that?

[@indigos290]

Okay. So I got to change the strings?

[@ryanbrandenburgmusic]

@@indigos290 it’s not absolutely necessary, but it would make it sound better. For a banjo with a standard setup, open D is really low. The strings will feel like spaghetti noodles and it may cause buzzing, but you can definitely do it without changing the strings. This video was shot with a very standing setup.

[@kevinjamesdawes7223]

Yeh. Took me ages to get the tuning and it's way slack. I thought it was sampled and dropped.

[@iamwltd]

First

[@jeffslade1892]

Maybe tune the thing before making a video

[@ryanbrandenburgmusic]

Great advice! Thank you!

[@1970banjoman]

It's a banjo... they're never in tune. Matter of fact, the only time a banjo is in tune is when it's out of tune

[@jeffslade1892]

@@1970banjomanI know. The intro was quite painful for a musician.