Beginner Banjo | Cripple Creek

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[@lenakingsleigh]

I got a Banjo one day ago, since it's my childhood dream instrument. I've learned the first part pretty quickly but it's still a bit slow. Your videos are definitely helping a lot.

[@orthodoxthoughts7458]

How's the progress so far?

[@Hoss999]

Just finished your entire beginner serious and I’ve got to say you really got me going in no time. I am very much looking forward to the rest of your Content.

[@AGuyThatMakesStuff]

God bless you for making these. I got a banjo and thanks to these videos I was playing cripple creek and banjo in the hollow at a moderate speed within a couple hours of practice

[@bigbeefscorcho]

Damn man you sure can pick!!! Thanks for the upload, I’ll be rewatching this for the next few days as I clumsily try to learn it haha

[@jimcraig9882]

Great vid my man! Managed to pick it up right away after watching this, thank you 👍

[@MH-kc1eu]

Amazing video and awesome sound! Great video!

[@snepNL]

This all goes to fast for me and im playing it at .075 speed

[@SonicSoundofDoom]

i agree, he goes to fast. Doesn't stop at all

[@snepNL]

@@SonicSoundofDoom i still got it tho. Keep at it man.

[@hillbillybanjo2092]

You get to pause it at any section and practice/back up/re-watch any part or all of it again and again

[@Tristannn303]

Same

[@IdiotBoxProductionsTV]

Same

[@zaccrogers]

Thank you my friend I'm new to the 5 string banjo, I've been playing a 6 string guitar banjo more like a guitar than a banjo.This is a great lesson many thanks

[@heardashot]

Wicked cool!!! So well explained! Thank you Mr!!

[@Adam-mn1bh]

I play guitar and I love finger picking, I've gotten quite good at it and whenever I get banjo I want to learn this. I think I'll get it quickly

[@ABentPaperclip]

love your pulloffs, I definitely need to work on getting mine that clean.

[@oneman49instruments]

Great tune John!

[@atw_demonic819]

No idea how many times I had to pause but you present everything great man i got it after like 10 minutes and I've had my banjo like 4 days

[@justinnagle8348]

I just

[@justinnagle8348]

I just

[@LiamxBliss]

I see I lot of people commenting on the speed. For one this is the second song in his beginners playlist, he goes through the first one slower and after learning that this song can be picked up quite quickly. And I personally like the speed anyway, he plays it through each note at a time and then runs through the whole part at a steady pace that you can play along with. Also this speed means that I can rewatch it quickly multiple times as I practice.

[@airoe_ltd2108]

You can always lower the speed of the videos as well.

[@daytoneman]

Great teaching, thank you!

[@coreyhodnett8889]

Man I just couldn't imagine playin on a banjo Earl Scruggs autographed

[@loganforsythe3966]

Mine's signed by Del Mccoury

[@americanemu9461]

learned this in a day, thank you so much!!!! (gotta say my fingers hurt really REALLY bad!)

[@mikael8092]

Hey John, love your vids man. Sometime in the future do you think you could do a lesson the song "CIndy"? Specifically the version D Ray White danced to. i cant find any good lessons on it :(

[@freewill1114]

I'm starting to get it, but my fingers got so sore that I can't continue. I've got to get my fingers in shape for this.

[@terryjorgensen8661]

I wish you had a tab with the song. Thank you

[@bobfife9071]

Hi John, what would be the most important excercise advice for a beginer

[@paulwatson2961]

Great video been learning this on another video, but like your version, it was very similar, just need to get the melodic sound instead of sounding repetitive number roles, if that makes sense.

[@NCWilsonCinema]

I've been learning this song for over 8 months, ( I'm new to instruments in general) and this is the first time I've been able to play it in full Finally. My gf just vane out of the shower abs celebrated with me :D

[@dexterj5615]

I love how beginner banjo is filled with rolls and hammer ons and pull offs and begginer guitar is two chords... Comparatively speaking when you can play at that speed on a guitar you're intermediate at a minimum.

[@rivermaster6910]

It's kind of weird because there are many slower banjo songs out there.

[@yeezet4592]

It depends I learned blues first. The first song I learned was Death Letter Blues

[@stephenmahala3592]

@@rivermaster6910 Any good recommendations?

[@JateGuitar]

That’s because the standard tuning on a guitar isn’t in open G. Playing something comparable on guitar is much more difficult.

[@eddie2000ad]

"""beginner""" lmao In all seriousness your videos are great, starting to automate most of the rolls from your beginner banjo roll video, thank you for what you do!

[@Nick1-22]

Wait...it took me a second but I follow your TikTok and your insane

[@austinturner1904]

Damn my right hand 😂 my fingers won't pick fast enough

[@georgemalesky9462]

Thanks!

[@cardiac777]

Thank you so much John for this excellent tutorial video 😋👍

[@user-oy9fu9db8c]

Great video. Don't know why but my picking seems off

[@ethancarroll7761]

I’m having trouble with the part where there’s slides, pull off, and a hammer on. Is there a certain rhythm to it that I’m just not catching in the video or should I chalk it up to me not playing it quite fast enough?

[@samuelmorgan4189]

Is there any way I can get a tab for this song? I find it easier to reference. Thanks!

[@IMRifley]

Hey John, love these videos, and I've got a few questions for you. I've been learning/playing banjo for about a month. I've gotten down that basic rolls, and I can confidently play both Cripple Creek and Banjo in the Hollow currently at about 50%-75% Speed. My question for you is: Should I continue to focus on those two songs until I can make it close to, if not 100% speed, Should I Start learning more songs, Or is it all Really a personal Preference matter? I really hope to hear back from you, and I love the way you teach, and the song tutorials you've made that I've seen so far!

[@landenkamer431]

IMRifley when I learned guitar I played a couple songs and got pretty good with them and learned a little more throughout time I don’t think either way is bad as long as you’re practicing

[@HeadsChest]

@@landenkamer431 yah man been playing guitar for 10 years and switched styles a couple times. As long as you got strings between your fingers ya gonna get good. But having more than two songs can be helpful so you wont get bored.

[@FireX7_211]

It aint that this video dont teach this song well but he went so fast i couldnt figure much out

[@jakubskyba7946]

Hey John I am curious, why is it said in the Earl's book that the slide is from 2nd fret to 4th fret when everybody goes for the bended slide to the third fret? I obviously hear how it's supposed to sound but it's I would assume that Earl himself writes it best. 😀

[@JohnMooreVlogs]

The book wasn't actually written by Scruggs. If I'm not mistaken, Bill Keith played a role in writing it. I never really understood the purpose of the 2-4 notation either. I usually just do the 2-3 without the bend though a lot of people like the bend. I guess it's all just preference.

[@jakubskyba7946]

@@JohnMooreVlogs thanks for the answer 🙂

[@oisin1304]

If you post a Tab, would help a lot

[@sosairsoft69]

What is the tuning, I just got a banjo and I don’t know how the tunings work because I am more of a guitar play than a banjo player

[@IkkeBareAnders]

Regular old gDGBD

[@DeLittleRebel]

Does anyone know how your banjo should be tunes for this piece?

[@danieltre8317]

I think that it's the standard, dBGDG. I'm using it and sounds good to me.

[@tannersturgill4771]

“beginner”😂😂

[@frankprior924]

HI John ,Do you have the tab for this lesson as I can follow the tab quicker and then follow this lesson at a slower or faaster pace using the playback speed cog , PLEASE REPLY TO MY REQUEST

[@daveduncan8004]

I see where you have a Earl Scruggs autograph is that a Earl Scruggs Gibson banjo that he has sand on the peg Head

[@RhondaFairman]

Can I use these lessons on a banjo ukulele, if I use picks? Sorry if this is a dumb question.

[@JohnMooreVlogs]

If it has five strings you can, but my understanding is that a banjo ukulele only have four strings.

[@RhondaFairman]

@@JohnMooreVlogs right, got it- thanks for replying!

[@cathanmccann1769]

Hi there, I'm w complete beginner and I would like to know if this is in standard tuning

[@JohnMooreVlogs]

It is. From 1st string (bottom string) to 5th string (top string) it is tuned D-B-G-D-G. Merry Christmas! 🎅

[@cathanmccann1769]

@@JohnMooreVlogs merry Christmas to you as well and thank you

[@atw_demonic819]

You tuned in A or G my guy

[@MrLamontSanford]

Where's the tabs for these?

[@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_]

Thank you corybufkin

[@alfjames]

I bought 5 Kmise banjolee but show me very impressive

[@LCERRP]

I love how this says beginner. This is definitely not beginner lol.

[@helloitsme5638]

1:48

[@slavicturtle4153]

Man needs to change his head

[@chriszablocki2460]

Raise your hand if you've ever faked an ankle sprain in junior high gym class.

[@BolanKeith]

Nice playing, but If you're gonna instruct that fast, you should have tabs.

[@dontcallmethat123]

Why do they all say beginner banjo but it's the most complex shit ever

[@therockiesfan3]

Still too fast lol

[@jamesjenkins1353]

To fast

[@sneakyb4st3rd12]

you're good at playing, but thats not the point of a lesson. theres no tab, you dont go over the parts, its like having me watch you fix your car and then at the end being like "you got all that?"

[@user-wm1ll3qx4x]

I dont mean to put you down, you did break the riff down, but you didnt teach nobody. Try and have some pauses, repeat what you just played slowly in a more rythmic manner. Instead you read the tab sheet and I ended up pausing and going back every 2 seconds

[@joesshitguitar3116]

You can slow the speed down. Lots of repetitions. It's tuff if it was easy everyone be doin it cheers and good luck

[@benscott5207]

Going way too fast

[@geoffsharp4670]

You good but please, less talk a more banjo picking….the chords wi find themselves..

[@Ivan_Imperator]

wayyy too fast lmao

[@georgemalesky9462]

Thanks!