Learn to Play Gold Rush - Bluegrass

[@JimPankey]

Get the Tab: sellfy.com/wildjimbo/p/gold-rush/

[@obsquatch]

I am loving the tunes. Slowly but surely I’m getting faster and faster. Less and less people are plugging their ears as I play. Thanks Jim.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me teach you 😊

[@MrSeanlorway]

Jim, you’ve done another fantastic job at explaining this tune! we all everywhere really appreciate all of your work

[@JimPankey]

Thanks. Glad I could help 😀

[@N55-q9s]

Awesome as ever Jim… loved this one. The melodic lick will take some practicing to get it fast enough, but that’s what we’re here for!

[@JimPankey]

Enjoy! You can do it.

[@severinneukom]

What a great tune! Thanks for this! 😀

[@JimPankey]

Can’t wait to hear you play it!

[@coldcasekids8445]

Thanks Jim!

[@JimPankey]

You’re welcome!

[@manicplanet5223]

I’m going to bye my first banjo soon and finally start playing. I played violin for about 6 years than guitar for 3 and the banjo sounds so cool I think I’ll do what I did with the guitar and mainly just watch and practice. No lessons only KZbin :)

[@JimPankey]

You can do it! Keep me posted on your progress.

[@manicplanet5223]

Thanks, I’m getting a deering goodtime 2 next month. CANT WAIT!

[@ivanwasylyshen4254]

Love your new posts Jim!! Still working on previous lessons of yours, but always enjoy new songs!! Thank you!!

[@JimPankey]

Awesome, thank you!

[@peterjohnson724]

Thank you Jim. I always enjoy seeing a new tune from you; and there's no stretching my pinkie on this one!

[@JimPankey]

Let me know how it goes for you 😊

[@jeffevans4663]

Another great video Jim, thanks to your guidance I've started to dip my toe into inserting my own licks

[@JimPankey]

Great!! Keep doing that.

[@countryboy4638]

Hey this is my favorite song I've tried to play for a long time! Thanks for your teaching!

[@JimPankey]

My pleasure!

[@cathyjbrock8719]

I'm still on cripple creek lol. But love to listen! This is great.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@shadwilliams6270]

love that melodic lick!

[@JimPankey]

Enjoy!

[@countjulu]

I don't even own a banjo, I just enjoy watching your videos

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@RenoScruggs]

Excellent teacher

[@JimPankey]

Thank you! 😃

[@Rafax0832]

I start playing banjo this weekend, and I really enjoy and learn from your videos! Thanks a lot

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me teach you!

[@josefdetzer8717]

Thank you Jim.Great!

[@JimPankey]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@Rudolphius100]

Hi Jim! I've always wanted to play banjo because i just felt it's my kind of instrument to play. After watching a couple of your videos I deceided to buy one finally, it came in monday. Damn, that took a while right? Now it's saturday and guess what? I can play cripple creek! (without having much time to practice!). Never thought i was able to play banjo so easy. I want to thank you very very much and i'm looking forward to the next lesson. Greetings from the Netherlands:)

[@JimPankey]

How exciting! Thanks for letting me teach you!

[@dampftim7390]

Now I know what to learn next.Great Video👍

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Woo Hoo! Incredible!!!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@Banjo63]

Great lesson!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks ☺️

[@davidlee-vm9ub]

JIm, you make that M5 sound soooo good!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks. It’s a very good banjo.

[@markglore7196]

Nice! Thanks Jim!👍

[@JimPankey]

Any time!

[@williamskelton6095]

Hi Jim. This is a great one. I think the songs that you pick to teach are awesome. Can't believe how much I've learned from you in just over a year. Thank you muchly. If I can I would like to make a request. Is there any chance you can do a lesson on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" three finger style ? Please ? I think that would be wicked cool ! Thank You.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks, and thanks for the suggestion.

[@williamskelton6095]

@@JimPankey Any time !

[@deebee4575]

Another JP lesson for my to do list!

[@JimPankey]

You can do it!

[@dinosqautch6941]

Maybe if I learn this I'll have some luck next time I go out gold panning!

[@JimPankey]

Sounds like a plan!

[@deebee4575]

It’s worth a shot.

[@paulclark9471]

Thanks Jim - You've changed my banjo playing immensely! Have you ever done Lonesome Banjo? I would love to see how you play it!

[@JimPankey]

Glad I can help. Not sure I’ve ever heard that one.

[@paulclark9471]

Jim Pankey thanks for replying… I’ve only heard it as played by Merle Watson on the album Doc and Merle Watson “home sweet home” I dig the feel of it….You’re the best man!

[@kyran1681]

thank you for these vids

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@jeremyelliott4892]

Incredible! This one is next on my list. Maybe my R36 will come in by then!

[@JimPankey]

You can do it!

[@cameronfraser7394]

Jim could you please do a tutorial on “Meet me at the creek” by billy strings?

[@JimPankey]

Don't think I know that one.

[@cameronfraser7394]

Thanks for the reply Jim! You should give it a listen it is a jam. Keep doing what youre doing and thanks for all the help

[@merlincameron1270]

You'd be my hero if you did a journey of the sorceror by the eagles tutorial

[@JimPankey]

Well... can’t be your hero on that one. I’ve never played it, and only heard it today.

[@merlincameron1270]

@@JimPankey no problem thanks for replying

[@jamesmcmahon7091]

Hey jim I was wondering if you have any tips for playing melodic notes in a song while also keeping the rhythm and chords Say for example a song like on the road again ( not a common bluegrass tune but a great one none the less ) would you play the melody or the chords through the verses? I hope this question makes sense

[@JimPankey]

Never really thought about that tune, but most of the time if I’m playing backup I’ll roll thru the chords.

[@calhounlover5290]

Hello Mr. Pankey, what banjo would you recommend for a beginner? I've been wanting to start learning but don’t have a banjo yet! :|

[@JimPankey]

I really like the Recording King Dirty 30s models.

[@robertculver6845]

I play drums Ludwig kit, got a friend larry who plays guitar maybe someday we can get together and play!!

[@JimPankey]

Sounds fun!

[@vinceallen8923]

Hey Jim. I know it is different for every person. But for you, how long did it take for you to get to the level of skill you are at now? Like from beginner to intermediate to professional? How about other banjo players? I am on lesson 10 in the beginning banjo lessons. So just started working on the 3rd song, boiling cabbage down. I am not looking to be professional. I would like to be able to play faster and more accurately. Just where I could play most songs at a decent tempo and accuracy.

[@JimPankey]

Hard to say, but the sooner you can play with others, the better.

[@christheprankster8416]

:cCD

[@vanessawalton7522]

Could you do a lesson on listen to the mocking bird by ralph stanley

[@JimPankey]

I’ve never played that one.

[@vanessawalton7522]

Cotton eyed joe please jim .please please please.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@vanessawalton7522]

@@JimPankey thx jim.i can not find a video on finger style lesson on it.i pulled it up on google.the tuning or intro was eadgbe.in g that would be gcfbflatg.

[@JimPankey]

I really don't know much about guitar, but that's for sure a guitar tuning. I wouldn't retune the guitar...

[@Austin_Garcia]

Do you think you could do a lesson on midnight ramble by Ralph Stanley?

[@JimPankey]

I don’t think I’ve ever played that one.

[@huckenfank6977]

howdy Mr. Pankey i was wondering if you could maybe think about starting up a discord server so we can actually show you what we've learned from the lessons you've tought us.

[@JimPankey]

I'm usually in the All Things Banjo Discord... or at least nearby. You can always upload your video here.

[@huckenfank6977]

@@JimPankey were is the "all things banjo" discord, done a quick search of the internet and i couldn't seem to find it.

[@JimPankey]

@@huckenfank6977 discord.gg/7Jp5Zsz

[@huckenfank6977]

@@JimPankey thanks Mr. Pankey!

[@davidstanich9369]

How long u been playing for Mr pankey

[@JimPankey]

Since 1977

[@joewalton4698]

Could you teach cotton eyed joe.jim.that is a groove.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@pvesely299]

I’ve been trying to play Little Maggie, the Ralph Stanley tune. Does it just play the verse over and over?

[@JimPankey]

Yup... it’s a one part song.

[@beehyde1455]

❤️👍🏼

[@JimPankey]

Thanks!

[@Idahobanjela]

Hello! Is this song normally played in the key of a? And if so can you play in the way here with the capo? Thank you again!!!

[@JimPankey]

Yes. Capo at 2.

[@Idahobanjela]

@@JimPankey thanks Jim it’s a focus song at one of the jams I attend. Working on learning it 🤞

[@CraftingCole]

What is the grayish black scrapes on the head of the banjo? Is that from the picks hitting the drum?

[@JimPankey]

Mostly just debris that comes off the picks as I play. It's not from hitting the head. However, there is wear where I touch with my anchor finger...

[@CraftingCole]

@@JimPankey My thumb pick is red so that area on my banjo is turning pink. But also sometimes my thumb pick touches the head which I’m trying to work on

[@peterwelling4997]

Super! But...You can also explain it in german? Greetings from Germany

[@JimPankey]

I wish!! Maybe someone could do German subtitles.....

[@severinneukom]

Hallo Peter, wenn du es am Handy anschaust kannst du oben rechts auf die drei Punkte drücken, und dann kannst du auf Untertitel Deutsch automatisch erzeugt klicken.. Am Pc sollte es auch so funktionieren. Gruss aus der Schweiz

[@peterwelling4997]

@@JimPankey thx, some words i understand, but not all.

[@peterwelling4997]

@@severinneukom vielen lieben Dank, habe es probiert, funktioniert gut.