Deep Ellum Blues clawhammer banjo lesson

A blues song from the 30's, adapted for clawhammer banjo in double C tuning (gCGCD).(Please note: While I’ll be leaving my old instructional videos up on RUclips, I’m very much hoping you might be willing to subscribe to me on Patreon, which is where you can access all my new instructional videos and other banjo-related content. Please check out my Patreon page here: / hilarieburhans Thank you!)

[@markbullen5989]

Nice one Hillary! that’s a fast one to play along with. Thanks once again for your guidance.

[@elibushue3270]

amazing lesson. Thank you so much!

[@johnoaksphoto]

Hey there Hilarie, thanks for taking time to educate us all. Fun, easy enough.. and always entertaining. Greetings from Germany!

[@ragebenson9055]

Great pick for a lesson! First heard this done by the Grrateful Dead

[@MacJo]

Love playing this it’s great fun, strange happy blues!! More like this please Hilarie

[@lldanj]

Thanks Hilarie! I always look forward to your videos. Can't wait to try this one!

[@astarael09]

Wow, this great. Already got my banjo in hand.

[@ekerilaz1699]

Hey Hilarie, I just wanted to write and say thank you so much for taking the time to make all of these videos. Thanks to you Clawhammer style is no longer an enigma to me. I also wanted to ask if you might be willing to do a lesson on Doc Boggs' "Country Blues"? I know you probably get a ton of requests so no pressure. Anyway, thanks again and stay blessed!

[@chadadams2407]

dock didnt play clawhammer, but i can send you the tabs to the song if you give me your email?

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

@@chadadams2407 a few years late but i would love any dock boggs tabs if you have them! I saw a guy on banjo hangout used to sell a book but its not available anymore

[@slowtrainacomin]

Great, thanks

[@georgeestes9591]

As a novice in claw hammer I’d like to know how you do that great percussive brush stroke. Thanks.

[@ML69898]

I wondered this same thing until one day I realized I was doing it. I am able to do the percussive "pop" two different ways. First, with my striking finger I have the nail trimmed all the way down and it is actually the shortened nail that makes the pop while my finder tip makes the note (this takes the correct angle of striking and pressure to do it). The second, I strike my notes with my index, middle and and ring finger all at the same time, the ring finger creates the percussive pop but I let this finger slack a little but it is not totally limp. The higher up the fretboard you are, the better, as the strings are less taut so you're able to get a better pop. In summary it just takes practice and experimenting with all the elements of a strike/brush.

[@samuelkennerley5180]

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