How-To Clawhammer Banjo, Day One

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @chrisforbes
    @chrisforbes Год назад +9

    I just bought my first banjo, which arrives in 3 days. THIS is the video I’m going straight to, once I unbox it. You’re a great teacher.

  • @scousemouse69
    @scousemouse69 4 года назад +51

    Well watched the video. Ordered a banjo. Just got to tell the wife before Saturday.

    • @JerAtoZ
      @JerAtoZ 4 года назад +4

      I just put myself in the same boat :-)

    • @scousemouse69
      @scousemouse69 4 года назад +2

      @@JerAtoZ just smile and say yes dear i know.

    • @spiritualcloudinmotion2866
      @spiritualcloudinmotion2866 4 года назад +4

      I did the same, now my husband want to learn too lol 😂

    • @scousemouse69
      @scousemouse69 4 года назад +2

      @@spiritualcloudinmotion2866 Good luck let me know how it goes. Am loving it. Not very good yet but enjoying the practice and learning.

    • @spiritualcloudinmotion2866
      @spiritualcloudinmotion2866 4 года назад +3

      @@scousemouse69 my banjo is already making some awesome sounds, slowly but surely 👍

  • @businessreport
    @businessreport 5 лет назад +40

    Finally a video that understands how to break this down so that it’s easy to understand and fun enough to play. I’ve gone through dozens of these tutorials trying to find a good one and this is by far the best one. Had to subscribe

    • @businessreport
      @businessreport 3 года назад

      @Gideon Jayce you are one of them smart criminals

  • @robertrasch18
    @robertrasch18 11 месяцев назад +2

    This is the first video that Clawhammer players should watch. You address several questions other videos do not address. Well Done.

  • @roderickfelder8016
    @roderickfelder8016 3 года назад +10

    I got a banjo at the begining of this Covid. I'm progressing slowly, but loving it.

    • @wheninroamful
      @wheninroamful 3 года назад +1

      Im getting one this next week, at the end of Covid; you better keep playing it or i'll catch up to ya, haha. Glad to hear you went for it and got one and that you're loving it!!

    • @roderickfelder8016
      @roderickfelder8016 3 года назад +1

      @@wheninroamful Practice, practice, practice. Common sense huh... Especially true with the banjo. I slowed down after I switch to the Clawhammer strum.

  • @RicBergstrom
    @RicBergstrom 5 лет назад +15

    As a scruggs style picker looking to add a clawhammer stroke this has been one of the most straightforward and clear lessons on clawhammer. Very good!!!

  • @kc8tby
    @kc8tby 5 лет назад +18

    By far, this is the BEST instructional video I have seen on how to begin learning claw hammer style of playing! Thanks for posting this and thanks as well for your encouraging attitude as well! By the way, I’m 67 and decided to learn old time banjo at last. Yes, following a long time ambition! Wish me luck Steve!

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  5 лет назад +2

      Thomas Lane you’re too kind, but it makes me happy that my ramblings can help. Playing banjo has been such a rewarding pass time. 😊

    • @howieone6141
      @howieone6141 2 года назад

      I'm 65, just starting as well....good luck to us all.....

    • @harvdog5669
      @harvdog5669 Год назад

      @@StevePlaysBanjo Steve ,??
      Why did you loose your voice..??
      Some times I loose mine if I try to sing to high or loud in church.
      If I had a microphone 🎤 I probably would do better,,
      I don't know... keep up the good work Steve.. make more videos..

  • @vleiratfilms2020
    @vleiratfilms2020 2 года назад +3

    Brilliant. Learned banjo from a vinyl record and book by Pete Seeger just 60 years ago. Been playing off and on through a career in music and entertainment ever since. Picked up the banjo again the other day, shone the strings to record a short movie track. Found your video .. very useful .. wish you’d been around all those years ago. So thank you🪕❤️

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  2 года назад +1

      Pete Seeger’s recording was my gateway to playing old time banjo. Thanks for the kind words!

  • @Danyolxo
    @Danyolxo 2 года назад +3

    Dude, you’re so chill! Thanks for keeping it enjoyable. Everyone else is soooo serious about being perfect I could feel the joy of learning this instrument dwindling.
    Thanks again!

  • @davidaguiar1387
    @davidaguiar1387 5 лет назад +13

    I've watched them all and this is easily the best starter clawhammer instructional video here. Informative but not boreing. Like a personal lesson really. This old clawhammer newbe thanks you much!

  • @TenantUnpleasant
    @TenantUnpleasant 4 года назад +3

    This guy is an amazing teacher. I'm so excited to get home and try this out.

  • @timothyterman7810
    @timothyterman7810 5 лет назад +5

    Definitely an instrument to sing with, in my opinion. I agree, keep it simple on the banjo and sing out!

  • @stevenxcel7841
    @stevenxcel7841 5 лет назад +6

    Wow! As a would be beginner i found this extremely informative and helpful. I appreciate the way you broke it down from starting out to what it is like more advanced.

  • @davidkuhn4055
    @davidkuhn4055 4 года назад +3

    For my 60th Birthday (just in time for the quarantine) I purchased a banjo. I have little or no musical experience, so I know that I have a lot to learn. No pressure, but I've chosen you to help teach me. Keep up the great work.

  • @BigBaldPirate
    @BigBaldPirate 4 года назад +15

    "I should bookmark this for later because I'm really bus..." [18 minutes later] "...y."

  • @manwithbanjo2
    @manwithbanjo2 6 лет назад +7

    A blast of fresh air in the stultifying hothouse of frailing banjo tuition. More power to your elbow!

  • @juniorco3109
    @juniorco3109 6 лет назад +3

    I recently found a banjo in the basement of my SO's parents... Guess he used to play guitar, tried the banjo, but it didn't take. So (with permission) I took it. I took it to get it dialed in, and asked him how to choose what style to play (I had just learned there was more than one style) He said to get on RUclips and listen to the different styles and see what you really enjoy. Steve, you're style is what I would love to accomplish some day. Love listening to your playing...

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  6 лет назад +1

      juniorco3109 great to hear you’re giving new life to that forgotten instrument. Happy playing!

  • @ruusteriv
    @ruusteriv 3 года назад +2

    Well I got a banjo for Christmas yesterday. I got recommended by a friend online to check out your vid, this is the one he watched when he first got his banjo. I can't wait to practice what you've taught in this video, thank you Sir!

  • @EastCoastFlying
    @EastCoastFlying 3 года назад

    I just got a Banjo for my birthday. I’ve played a lot of different instruments in my life but banjo is really my first string instrument. This is probably the best beginner advice anyone could give!

  • @johncfullerartist9863
    @johncfullerartist9863 3 года назад +1

    thank you for great video I'm 80 and intend to learn

  • @antoniscute
    @antoniscute 4 года назад +3

    Wow, thank you so much for this Day 1 lesson! It gives me a lot of inspiration to play!

  • @banjobobby1
    @banjobobby1 4 года назад

    Hi from a very wet & cold UK. Love this little tutorial which is so easy to understand and follow. lovely chilled presentation.

  • @aawb7751
    @aawb7751 2 года назад

    Fantastic, appreciate the chilled approach. Probably the only video this long I've got to the end of on RUclips! Will look at day two now...

  • @alleycat-145
    @alleycat-145 2 месяца назад

    Awesome video. Insightful, interesting instructions. Extremely helpful to me. Thanks.

  • @mattmorelli9833
    @mattmorelli9833 6 месяцев назад

    Subbed. This is the most thoughtful beginner lesson I've found thus far. I'm definitely watching your instruction content when my banjo arrives this week 👍. Bravo!

  • @andyreece9646
    @andyreece9646 6 лет назад +17

    Been watching banjo videos for months. 60 years old and have always dreamed of learning the banjo. I think you just pushed me off the fence. Love the attitude and delivery of your video. Thxs:-)

    • @tommyreimrock8667
      @tommyreimrock8667 6 лет назад +2

      well? it's been 7 months since your comment, how are you doing on the banjo..?

    • @withelisa
      @withelisa 6 лет назад +1

      Yes, please update!

    • @dalegribble60
      @dalegribble60 5 лет назад +4

      @@tommyreimrock8667 he must have broken his hand when he got pushed off the fence?

  • @nathanstack5158
    @nathanstack5158 3 года назад

    Brilliant approach to learning clawhammer, Steve! Wish I had been introduced to the banjo this way. I got my first banjo when I was in my 20s but never learn to play it until I was in my 60s. Ever since it's been a font of joy, learning and expression, thanks to supportive teachers like Patrick C. and you. You've made the journey to learn such a joy and thrill of improvement, Thank you.

  • @damoclesian
    @damoclesian 2 года назад +1

    Thanks. Great video, Other videos had me strumming nonsense forever. This increases the fun factor by 10, which means I enjoy practicing more, which means I'm getting better faster!

  • @BrotherBanjo501
    @BrotherBanjo501 4 года назад +2

    This video has helped a ton, I came from playing bass and up until this video I've been struggling with not slapping/plucking the strings like I would with bass lmao

  • @Jane_is_Tired
    @Jane_is_Tired 5 лет назад +1

    This is like the best and most helpfulest video I've ever seen. And thanks for not going painfully slow like some of the other tutorials.

  • @saskiacalvert7547
    @saskiacalvert7547 3 года назад

    i concur with a lot of these comments, this is the best instruction for beginners I've seen. I don't even own a banjo yet but thanks to you that will change tomorrow. Thank you!

  • @guloguloguy
    @guloguloguy Год назад +1

    (G'), D, G, B, D "OPEN "G" TUNING. ...THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY HELPFUL LESSON, FOR US BEGINNERS!
    ...PERHAPS, I SHOULD START BY TUNING A GUITAR TO D, G, D', G', B, D"
    AND, THEN PLAYING SIMILARLY ON THE GUITAR..

  • @briarroot
    @briarroot 6 лет назад +1

    Been watching your "day one" for a week or so. Don't really have a lot of time to put in, but your teaching style fits me perfectly. I'm going to keep watching "day one" until I get it, then move on to other days. As a break, sometimes I'll watch you play songs. ;-) Keep on playing, teaching, and recording. Great job.

  • @colinwalker6102
    @colinwalker6102 Год назад

    Thank you, hopefully this will get me going. I have been trying to play banjo for 2 years and this is the best ‘how to’ video I’ve seen

    • @gazgf
      @gazgf Год назад

      Hi Colin, what songs are you able to play?….I’m about the same time in learning but I spent 8 months or so learning 3 finger before I decided clawhammer was for me.
      Steve is an awesome teacher and inspiration and if you stick with it his lessons make more sense….there are some easier beginner tutorials so if stuck let me know.
      Thank you again Steve…you’re changing lives!

  • @nwilson2167
    @nwilson2167 2 года назад

    I had a banjo bought me a while ago and love this guy and helps me come along cheers pal from the uk

  • @bigbeefscorcho
    @bigbeefscorcho 4 года назад +1

    This is genuinely one of the most helpful videos I have come across in my journey with the banjo, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world. I will definitely be watching the other vids in this series :)

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  4 года назад

      I’m so happy to hand off the tradition! 😊

  • @instacoos
    @instacoos 6 лет назад +5

    Steve is on a quest and I can only endorse that! Don't forget to sing, folks! :-)

  • @GaryBook
    @GaryBook 5 лет назад +1

    I have been a bluegrass three finger picking banjo player, but I really want to frail; thank you for the lesson. Great camera angle.

  • @gavinwilson
    @gavinwilson 3 года назад

    So much good instruction in this video. Will cover the first year or so of playing many instruments recreationally. Keep playing that tempo and nobody will know you messed up. Took me a long time to learn that...

  • @amandasanders1141
    @amandasanders1141 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for your clear demonstration and explanation! It’s the best one I’ve watched so far😊

  • @briangeorge326
    @briangeorge326 6 лет назад +1

    A brilliant intro. to the banjo. A great lesson on clawhammer. BrianG

  • @jimmio3727
    @jimmio3727 6 лет назад +1

    This is probably the best how to I've seen for an instrument ever. Thanks! I'm a guitarist and I've always been interested in the banjo.. so maybe now when I'm in a music store I can try some stuff out :)

  • @andrejalexej4871
    @andrejalexej4871 2 года назад

    Thanks so much for your instruction! Many greetings from vienna! A banjo newbie! :D

  • @johnaslin2635
    @johnaslin2635 3 года назад

    Excellent instruction Steve,will continue to follow you.

  • @The_Prenna
    @The_Prenna 4 года назад

    Literally bought my first banjo today. This video is perfect. Thank you.

  • @vvgmhod4
    @vvgmhod4 6 лет назад +3

    Probably the best beginner banjo lesson that I have found, and I am ready to take the plunge (have been borrowing a neighbor's banjo). I plateaued long ago on the guitar at campfire-playing level, and further progress just seems tedious. Steve's approach to banjo playing conveys a relaxed and free-flowing approach that strikes me as accessible and enjoyable.

  • @annamariameier2849
    @annamariameier2849 6 лет назад +3

    Hi Steve,
    I bought my first banjo today and just finished "Banjo, Day One“.
    Wow, you’re a great teacher and a big help to me.
    Although I had no idea how to play this instrument
    at least it sounds like music now and I’m motivated to practice.
    See you tomorrow at Day Two.
    I send you a heartfelt „thanks" from Switzerland.

  • @DanCass13
    @DanCass13 2 года назад

    Absolutely the best Video ive seen regarding the clawhammer. Thank you

  • @patogden856
    @patogden856 5 лет назад +1

    Astonishing Steve . Just started . Really inspired thanks Pat nz

  • @vza423
    @vza423 6 лет назад +4

    "they'll you did it on purpose" quote for the day, thank you.

  • @danmurraypiano
    @danmurraypiano Год назад

    Great video thank you, this has helped me grasp it much easier than other clawhammer lessons

  • @Wuerfelhusten1510
    @Wuerfelhusten1510 4 года назад

    This video is just perfect! I love how relaxed and honest you convey your knowledge. As a guitar player i know how important those tips (e.g. ignoring small mistakes 'cause nobody really cares) are in order not to unnecessarily complicate practicing yourself at the beginning. Very good job!

  • @Anonomush_oranges
    @Anonomush_oranges 5 лет назад

    I like your strum philosophy. Just strum it. Everybody else starts with boom-chicka-boom. I got frustrated right off the bat and now the banjo sits in the closet. Well now I am going to pull it out and enjoy it now and add the rest of the strum later.

  • @rotisseriebear5394
    @rotisseriebear5394 5 лет назад +1

    Good stuff! I have my first banjo on the way. I went with the Deering Americana 12".

  • @Kodama666
    @Kodama666 6 месяцев назад

    actually might be the best guide

  • @slq3263
    @slq3263 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for this lesson. For me it's the best one for beginners

  • @bobu5213
    @bobu5213 5 лет назад +3

    Man, I wish I found this video a few months ago. You really know the stuff that you have to explain clearly to a beginner banjo player. I might be a little easy since I play so many other instruments but thanks a lot.

  • @rhol4952
    @rhol4952 6 лет назад +1

    Very Good Video and Information Steve, Thank You.

  • @georgehaynes
    @georgehaynes 3 года назад

    I am 72 years old and am starting out as a beginner on a new Ibanez banjo, I know a few basic chords on the guitar, I hope to be able to play some banjo before too long .

  • @reneeemmitt350
    @reneeemmitt350 3 года назад

    your teaching style really works for me !thanks

  • @ejarnold747
    @ejarnold747 5 лет назад +1

    Wow!! This video was exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you 100 times! I just got a banjo for a gift! You explain the banjo so well! I appreciate you taking the time to make this video😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Thank you again!!!

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  5 лет назад

      Ej Arnold congratulations on your new banjo!

    • @ejarnold747
      @ejarnold747 5 лет назад

      @@StevePlaysBanjo Thanks!!! Super stoked!!🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @Rick0125
    @Rick0125 6 лет назад +1

    Very good instructions. Keep going.. thanks so much

  • @matthewguzda4075
    @matthewguzda4075 3 года назад

    if the choice is failing or claw hammer, claw hammer is much. cooler to me.

  • @deborahtolar2278
    @deborahtolar2278 11 месяцев назад

    Excellent start! Thank you!

  • @jojitsu5620
    @jojitsu5620 2 года назад

    I always heard it called overhand. Not sure if it's the same but looks and sounds like it

  • @banakula
    @banakula 3 года назад

    I like your approach. Thanks!

  • @willardvandelft
    @willardvandelft 3 года назад

    That's it. I'm buying a banjo.

  • @vinceyreay
    @vinceyreay 4 года назад +1

    I say Neo missed a trick in the movie 'The Matrix' by not downloading clawhammer, I know I would if given the chance, although you pretty much made up for this Steve - excellent tuition.

  • @icklepob88
    @icklepob88 3 года назад

    Well, here we go. Start at the beginning with Steve 👍

  • @guynewport
    @guynewport 4 года назад +2

    What a great deal of help this is in just gettin' started. I've inherited my Father's banjo and I've been looking for a way to get going with it. Thanks ever so much.

  • @graeme7446
    @graeme7446 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks man, I'm at day 3 of learning and this is really helping!

  • @pfatalbert
    @pfatalbert 6 лет назад +8

    I'm on Day 0 (no banjo yet) - great video. Thank you

  • @cynthiavasiento
    @cynthiavasiento 6 лет назад +5

    I started with “strike, strum, thumb” and I’m still “stuck” there. I’m going to try backing up and practicing from this perspective to see if that helps me move forward. Thank you for going over the basics with an alternative method :)

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  6 лет назад

      When I was first learning (ten years ago) there were several different how-to videos online that helped. They all taught in a slightly different way. The one that helped me break through was a video by Zepp where he put the camera under the strings! After that, I was able to revisit other videos and books with the new perspective. So keep at it! 😊

  • @markkidd2846
    @markkidd2846 2 года назад

    Simply brilliant.

  • @橋爪悦子
    @橋爪悦子 4 года назад

    Thank you for your kind lesseon. It's really useful for me .

  • @johnnybx3254
    @johnnybx3254 6 лет назад +1

    Great Lesson! Thanks from a beginner!

  • @craigwanta6613
    @craigwanta6613 6 лет назад +1

    Must be cold there...

  • @abibleandagun1975
    @abibleandagun1975 6 лет назад +1

    Good picker excellent instructor

  • @BK-yh3jy
    @BK-yh3jy 6 лет назад +2

    I like your lessons they're soothing 😋

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  6 лет назад

      Brynn Kellett thanks! Hopefully I’m not putting people to sleep. 😂

  • @don4279
    @don4279 6 лет назад +2

    Great video Steve! Beginners quit or fail because they don’t take the time to do it right. In this day and age it’s ‘I want to play like Bela NOW!’ Sloooow does it. I’m sorry about your cold. If you took some meds, it probably was gone in 7 days. If you took nothing, it probably took a week! 🤣

  • @5150show
    @5150show 2 года назад

    Love that banjo

  • @Griphos
    @Griphos 2 года назад +2

    So, not day one, but I got my Gold Tone CC-Carlin 12 a day or two ago, and although I've played guitar for decades and mandolin for at least a decade, I'm new to banjo and clawhammer is challenging me. I've watched dozens of videos over the past two days, but am so happy I stumbled into your channel. This is the BEST instruction for how to get started that I've seen, and I bought two from Truefire. You are an excellent teacher (and I'm a teacher by profession). Just wanted to thank you and help out with the algorithms! 🙂
    What banjo are you playing?

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  2 года назад

      I’m still playing my Pisgah Dobson Rambler. Although it could use a new set of strings. 😅

    • @Griphos
      @Griphos 2 года назад

      @@StevePlaysBanjo well, I really like its sound. I like this CC-Carlin I just got, and thinks it’s a good value, but I have spotted and been drawn to Pisgah banjos and Lukas' Ozark Banjo Co banjos. But he has a 2 year waiting list.

  • @dalegribble60
    @dalegribble60 5 лет назад +1

    Haha....must have been hard not using your thumb...then after the 2nd hammer you let loose!

  • @nickdunne364
    @nickdunne364 6 лет назад +1

    great video Ive been playing with the banjo for a few months and I've got to day one almost

  • @rogerbeaird3320
    @rogerbeaird3320 2 года назад

    Great video I want the claw dude man it's the way

  • @paige9663
    @paige9663 3 года назад

    you are so good!!! so inspiring, thank you so much for this video, now I feel like I have a direction with my practicing haha. thank you!!

  • @johnblythe6600
    @johnblythe6600 2 года назад

    Thank You what a GREAT teaching vid

  • @dresef20202
    @dresef20202 3 года назад

    'Hit that string like 100 times'
    okay

  • @georgelapierre9275
    @georgelapierre9275 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you Steve.you make sense !

  • @TheCerebro316
    @TheCerebro316 6 лет назад +1

    First time to really hold and manipulate a banjo November last year. I wish I could play even just half as good as you. When does one use rolling/picking and clawhammering. I started with rolling and just came across your video. Great work by the way!

  • @DinosaurFalcon
    @DinosaurFalcon 3 года назад

    Good lesson, thanks !

  • @Settle97
    @Settle97 4 года назад

    DUDE. You are amazing! THANK YOU.

  • @StanIsbell
    @StanIsbell 4 года назад

    I can't seem to get that cool "barking" sound by plucking. Otherwise, great lesson!

  • @harvdog5669
    @harvdog5669 Год назад

    Please turn mic on OR turn it UP. Thanks

  • @raywilliamson9396
    @raywilliamson9396 6 лет назад +4

    Steve I noticed your banjo is scooped neck. I'am getting a Deering Artisan Special and am thinking of having it scooped. Many are not what is the advantage of doing that.From the question you can tell I a beginner, 76 but a beginner. I come from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia I'm the only one in my family that does not play. Your method of teaching is great. Is you banjo a vintage instrument (looks like an older Banjo.

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  5 лет назад +1

      Ray Williamson sorry for taking so long to reply. I actually sought out this banjo because of the scoop, but ended up really happy with everything else. I liked how some folks play over the neck to give it that plunky old time sound. The scoop is there to make it easier to avoid smacking the neck with your thumb, but not always necessary. Overall, I prefer to play over the head and let the notes ring. But it’s fun to mix it up on occasion. As for the make of my banjo, it’s a relatively new Pisgah Dobson Rambler. It’s been good to me. 😊

  • @daytoneman
    @daytoneman 6 лет назад +2

    Hey Steve, I’ve been learning frailing banjo for about 4 months now but still can’t get anywhere near to your ability but I fight on. Thanks again for a great lesson.

    • @StevePlaysBanjo
      @StevePlaysBanjo  6 лет назад +2

      Keep at it! I think it helps to keep looking at the basics from different perspectives until it clicks. As long as you’re having fun, that’s all that matters. 😊

  • @bkmeisenburg6787
    @bkmeisenburg6787 5 лет назад +1

    @6:08. amazing!

  • @peterb1543
    @peterb1543 5 лет назад

    Great lesson

  • @Jarl_egbert
    @Jarl_egbert 2 года назад

    This was awesome, thank you

  • @cow6oy
    @cow6oy 4 года назад +1

    Hi Steve, this is one of the best videos I’ve come across. And I also love the spartan Banjo you’re playing. Would you mind sharing what model it is? Thanks again! :)