Hills of Mexico - Traditional Banjo Lesson (Roscoe Holcomb)

[@jesusvaldovinos8950]

Which rolls are you doing for this?

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Tab here 👉 www.patreon.com/posts/hills-of-mexico-19165248

[@foggymountainblues5849]

It's not just the fact that you're a great and learned banjo player, it's that you're helping others keep on with these diddys and tunes. Keep on keeping on brotha

[@davelowe3516]

Wow just finished a 12 hour night shift and this song has been in my head all night I get home and here is a lesson on it. I reckon I'll spend the next few days learning this. Thanks for what you do Clif. Your videos have brought me on a long way. Cheers.

[@corticallarvae]

On the up beats is why this works so incredibly well.

[@davelowe3516]

Been busy as shit for the last couple of months and not tried anything new but came back to this one last night and figured it out. I had to change it a little to suit my voice but that's what I love about your videos Clifton, you give us the skeleton of the song and a few different ways to try it so we can work it to suit ourselves. You're a great teacher man. Take care Dave.

[@johnlweeks8096]

Hey, thanks for the TFBL. Also , glad to see the counter on your work bench.

[@jimholmes341]

I know it's a older video but it's a gem been on my list of songs to learn, thanks Clifton:).....And nobody can play like Roscoe.

[@Matersoup]

Thank you, Mr. Hicks, for your great and inspirational tutorials.

[@tylerbarlow8427]

Thanks Clif, appreciate this.

[@TheGrowlery]

I like the 1 2 part in your lesson on Hand Me Down My Old Suit Case

[@44fastgun]

To heck with the banjo, let's talk about that Kentucky long rifle back there!

[@corticallarvae]

Up beats are generally a rowdy methodology thus their worldwide prevalence. Builds tension and resolution well.

[@ML69898]

You are the man!

[@jamesantkeegan83]

Clifton can you please do a video on singing in key correctly! Thank you brother longneck banjo picker from Ireland!

[@SomervilleStu]

Hey Clifton- did you ever do closeups of this? It would really help me figure out what the heck I'm doing in a few of these places here..

[@clawhammer704]

Clif do a video on getting the right neck angle on those Mtn banjos...

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

I no longer use neck angle on _any_ of the banjos that I build. Before the 1920s, there were almost no 5-string banjos with pitched necks--they all left the factory with necks mounted 90-degrees to the rim.

[@tylerbarlow8427]

Thanks!

[@jayrice1371]

I really like this video. I am learning clawhammer banjo and really want to learn the 2-finger picking style. I'd love to see a close-up of your right hand...any help would be appreciated! Thanks so much!

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Jay, here's some two-finger stuff for you: "Pretty Polly" Slowed Down & Close Up kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqXNnoGja9aisMk "Wild Bill Jones" Right Hand Close Up kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIWzhn2ietpgmdE Intro to Old-Time 2-Finger Banjo for the Complete Beginner kzbin.info/www/bejne/moe6iGyhhsiosJo Traditional Old-Time 2-Finger Banjo Elements kzbin.info/www/bejne/paW2dI2enqeNhJY

[@jayrice1371]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo Thanks so much!!

[@benmogerman8230]

clif if im not mistaken in the video that banjo is tuned to relative gDGCD not fDGC

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

I forget which way I normally tune, but it works either way

[@benmogerman8230]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo nice good to know. Thanks! Great tune!

[@usmanakhter8881]

Figured out the chords hes playing are f and a#. You can throw a c in there to complete the f major scale triad.

[@songnian1080]

Yeah!

[@clawhammer704]

Your about like me. My daddy told me when I was a teenager that I should have been born 200 years ago...

[@zapextractions1811]

what gauge are your strings? they look huge

[@thegreatders344]

This is the most frustrating song ever lol

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

I didn't really how long and complex it is until I tabbed it out for the Patreon group a while back. Probably the longest it's ever taken me to transcribe a tune.

[@thegreatders344]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo I think I got the tab version down pretty alright now, just trying to figure out how and where you add your embellishment and flair to make it sound so good!

[@etcllc3519]

Did you know Democratic Yankee Socialism advertisements were coming up on your channel?

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Yeah... sorry about that. I have the option to disable political ads; however, when I've done this in the past, KZbin drastically reduces what little income I receive from these videos.

[@ericglover4195]

By the balls of the western world it is taken unless we evolve new or no platforms. Chilling. And incredible playing, singing & song! Thank you! Been learning clawhammer but this melody & pickin finally makes my Maple Ridge sing to the edge!

[@clawhammer704]

Clif do a video on getting the right neck angle on those Mtn banjos...

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

I no longer use neck angle on any of the banjos that I build. Before the 1920s, there were almost no 5-string banjos with pitched necks--they all left the factory with necks mounted 90-degrees to the rim.