How to play Dixie on the Banjo!

[@CalSprigley]

I do live in Britain and just got my banjo. If I learn Dixie land I’ll be so happy.

[@kurtschu2846]

8,407 of the views are mine. I'm going to listen to this extraordinarily talented individual for the 8.705th time now.

[@BanjoBen]

Haha!

[@baztano4590]

how many times now have you listened to it?

[@ileanazayas]

And I'm loving the name "Dixie Doodle" 😂 and your whole character and persona 👏🏼 You've got a fan in me already! 💓

[@BanjoBen]

Howdy Tim! Well, of course I want you to join the site, but that aside, I definitely think an intermediate player can learn this. I have about 25-30 minutes of instruction on how to play this song, and with some quality practice, I think you can do it! Plus, I have some melodic playing videos on the site that help you with this style. Give 'er a try!

[@ArgaAnders]

Great big swedish viking thanks to you! I´m learning the banjo, and this walkthrough helped me a lot! Tusen tack! (1000 thanks in swedish)

[@averageyeet2311]

The fact that I see a Viking aggressively going at it on a banjo while aggressively singing makes me laugh.

[@alquimby5508]

Awesome as always. Super old video I know, but I love the way you play this tune. I sure wish you had a video like this for rose of alabama...

[@ileanazayas]

(this is my first time here) Already, I love it!! I love the name Banjo Ben! and the intro is awesome!!

[@ghostface9204]

I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times there are not forgotten Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land In Dixie's Land, where I was born in Early on one frosty mornin' Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land

[@jacobcathcart5091]

Thank you Ben I appreciate your time and effort to teach those who wish to learn for themselves

[@BanjoBen]

This particular one is a Gibson RB-3 Wreath that is about 5 years old.

[@Catcher915]

Thank you so much for this. I am a student teacher from Mt. Vernon, Ohio (the home town of Dan Emmett) and I am teaching in a big city and all of my students ask me what my hometown music is like, so now I can play my hometown music on banjo instead of fiddle.

[@samtaulli8504]

I hope you didn’t get in trouble for that

[@BigChief_1337]

George Washington was on the CSA's seal. Yankee doodle is an early American thing so really it's only fitting. It'd be great to hear a rendition of the Bonnie Blue Flag on your banjo

[@UkeofCarl]

You make my life a better place.

[@MrEWaKid]

Just learning the banjo, was thinking I was gonna learn how to play a simple song. Boy was I wrong lmao.

[@christianwentzien1106]

I’m a New Jerseyian and I totally 💯 wish Dixie would be a march 🪕 for the State of New Jersey 😂 🤣

[@ojosenelmonte]

Amazing

[@joe1rooney1]

I live in Britain! Guess I better learn

[@manoelluiz2697]

Tenho um banjo, estou tentando aprender sozinho, certamente esta aula me abrirá os ouvidos e as idéias, para o aprendizado correto. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.

[@DHLottman]

Excellent! I'm on it.

[@yelirt5]

Ben, I'm tempted to join the website in order to learn this song. But be straight with me. Can someone who, on his best day, is only an intermediate player, handle this song? It looks very advanced.

[@IdiotBoxProductionsTV]

Tim Riley practice friend

[@DLAmy]

How about Amazing Grace on that "Dobro" on the wall...?

[@jamessmith-ye2tk]

What part of Tennessee do you live in because if you’re anywhere near me would you do paid lessons

[@jacobcathcart5091]

Where is link for tab?

[@benniih93]

please tell me you have a tabulature book for sale somewhere

[@aaronallred5499]

that really sounds cool in the beginning and at the end! I am still trying to figure out how to get that kind of sound. I have a Deering Good Time Open back banjo, and I just wanted a second opinion if I should get a resonator for the back? Thanks

[@knife_tricks_and_pics2480]

I have the same exact banjo with the resonator and I have to say it sounds a lot more crisp and gives a good ring to notes it also makes the banjo a lot more durable! Definitely worth the buy!

[@teresashepard6367]

This is cool ... Peace

[@dissidentpenguin7665]

Very nice sound. Do you mind me asking which microphone are you using?

[@glowskull123]

you should post more indepth videos for beginners

[@cinaedmacseamas2978]

"Everybody above the Red River.....". that doesn't work in Virginia son.

[@captainmilkman]

As a Yankee myself, I think the Yankee Doodle is a bit unnecessary, but thanks for thinking of us!

[@MrLamontSanford]

Where's the tab? Print out? How much $$?

[@mswhat298]

Nice, I love it!

[@CalebColeTrain]

What kind of banjo is this?

[@BanjoBen]

That's a Gibson RB-3 Wreath

[@Roll_Todd]

Tbh I hardly consider Texas truly southern like sc, ga, miss etc. Texas is its own southern culture but we were both in the csa. Anyone south of the mason Dixon can claim this song

[@pintoffanta2510]

Dixie doodle was an actual civil war song haha

[@raguspag55]

How about Flatts & Scruggs - Pearl Pearl Pearl!

[@juninholimaviola]

tem tablatura completa ?

[@southernsaint2489]

Whats up Ben? Just lookin at some of your vids, Its your cousin Jake Mercer.

[@ralph007]

Search for a video in Ben's channel named "This, is my banjo."

[@karenharris1846]

The Most Beautiful song in the World is Dixie! We don’t need a damnYankee song!

[@monke6774]

Whats that I smell.... Smoke? Hmm must be from Georgia, guess Sherman stopped by ;)

[@Hrcak1]

Why you don't have it on guitar?

[@anthonylay176]

I don't like tabs if u could do this video is slow motion it would be great then I can see what u r doing lol

[@thestreetman5284]

top

[@MrBessudnov]

Охуительно!!!! И песня отличная!!!

[@mickytwoknives]

i got you off the thumbs up 666.

[@buck0145]

I'm so Yankee cause I live in Virginia even though I'm a member of the 12th Virginia infantry and I'm a Confederate drummer

[@BenFaffler]

Ain't No finer tune ever played.

[@marryman927]

Oh way down south in Land of traitors, rattlesnakes and alligators, right away right away, right away.

[@Musialasrighttoenail]

Some people in the north love the South and wish they could fight for the south

[@muddy_armadillo]

Okay, now show us how to actually play it. This isn't dixie.

[@billyboy861]

It would be nice to learn how to play dixi instead of this bastardized version and Texans are just Virginians who moved southwest please teach how to play just dixi come on dude

[@slovakiacz4752]

Away down South in the land of traitors, Radlesnakes and alligators, Right away, come away, Right away, come away.......

[@kaseybrown7945]

Watching this to play the Union version lol

[@satan1189]

Cringe🤮

[@archangelazrael7267]

Traitors