Learn to Play - In the Gravel Yard - Bluegrass Banjo

[@lonniemcfaul8448]

You started me off on cripple creek fun stuff and you are my sunshine. thanks for not giving up on your videos you still make me laph keep up the good work .

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me help you on your banjo journey

[@Gigler43]

What an ABSOLUTE COOL SOUNDING TUNE! I’m practicing it slowly so that I can play at the tempo you are playing it. I DIG THE HECK OUT OF TUNES LIKE THIS. I heard tunes like this played at MerleFest jams!!!!!!! Thanks for teaching and sharing your love and skill of banjo music!!!

[@JimPankey]

I’m glad you liked it 😀

[@menandrosvonrichter4354]

Makin' lil rocks, outta big rocks, all daaaaayyy

[@JimPankey]

work is mighty hard…

[@gabemoore3189]

@@JimPankey ...in the gravel yard...

[@brvey9160]

Jim, my brother gave me his old banjo and I decided to learn it. I went through your 10 tutorials and am amazed at how fast I learned. Today is only day 3 of practice and I am amazed how fast I can play cripple creek and boil em cabbage down (I have a few months of guitar experience which helps). Sir, you earned a patreon and I’m so excited to continue learning this beautiful instrument. Thanks brother!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊. Glad I can help you learn ☺️

[@Aaron-Dotson]

Every time Jim right when I need you!❤️🪕

[@JimPankey]

I'm spying on your jams.... lol. ;) 😝

[@jamesspeaks1731]

Thanks for sharing this Jim it's a great tune like you said it has that mountain feel to it hope you are doing good always a pleasure my friend

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@stephenhenion8304]

This is wonna the Best Tunes in Bluegrass!! So glad you picked ..... this song!🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@colinsarah120]

This sounds great Jim. Can't wait to get home and practice!

[@JimPankey]

Enjoy!

[@mrpzak]

Love the shirt. Also the video :) adding this to my list of stuff to learn. Thanks!

[@JimPankey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeffevans4663]

Great video Jim love the bends can't wait to try

[@JimPankey]

Enjoy!

[@garrisonsavage2323]

Definitely putting this one on the list. It should be pretty easy since I got pretty polly and hanging tree down which seem pretty similar. Thanks Jim!

[@JimPankey]

It’s a fun one!

[@Buttonstastica]

Super cool, thank you Mr. Pankey! Your videos are excellent :)

[@JimPankey]

Glad you like them!

[@danjocoy9536]

I have spent a lot of time on this one and I found it harder than it looks. Not giving up. Something in that last part that sounds easier than actually doing it :)

[@JimPankey]

Keep at it. You can do it.

[@danjocoy9536]

@@JimPankey Thank you! It was that 3-1-5-3-5-1 roll that gives it that that unusual timing.

[@JimPankey]

@Mike Bastiat could also be you might not be ready yet? As for tab on the screen... don't count on that. I'd rather y'all use your ears instead of your eyes.

[@JimPankey]

@Mike Bastiat There ya go... you're just starting. You might "think" you can hear and see everything, but just like playing, those are skills that improve as you practice. You'll eventually be able to hear what the right hand is doing too. You've got a lot of right hand work to sort out yet though. Give it time. I know it's so tempting to jump way ahead, but you've got to get a good foundation. It's not like I'm trying to gate-keep; it's just me trying to keep you out of the weeds until you get your footing.

[@MarkMcCluney]

Excellent tune Jim, that's a new one on me. I like the look of those banjos wearing spacesuits in the back there - I'd no idea you were in the NASA Banjos in Orbit Program.

[@JimPankey]

Love my climate cases! Glad you liked the song too!

[@budmoore8144]

Great song jim loving all the blue highway tunes keep up the good work

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@rough_spirits]

This is the kind of sound I love to listen to. I'll be practicing this religiously.

[@JimPankey]

Enjoy!😊

[@thebunnyman367]

Thank you kindly for letting me know about the song oh susannah I won’t bother perusing the banjo any further in the New year Thanks Again for letting me know Kindest Regards

[@JimPankey]

Wow... dramatic much??

[@thebunnyman367]

No not really I am just happy you told me I don’t need to continue with banjo now. Seriously thank you for letting me know.

[@mickeydye1840]

Jim I love this song buddy I've just recently learned this tune thanks bud 👍

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for watching

[@mickeydye1840]

Would love to a one on one lesson with you I would say I'm a little more in the advanced stage and could use your expertise I'm into tyrd time out lonesome river band jd Crow kind of driving bluesie type music

[@takethestagelv202]

Great video! Thank you so much! I love learning from such a pro! I have a request. Would you consider teaching the John Hartford tune Gentle On My Mind?. There are so many of us who greatly appreciate you lovingly sharing this beautiful art of banjo music. God bless you sir!

[@JimPankey]

It's not really a tune I have much worked out for. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Mando287Banjo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZC5Z2hnbLiSbaM this is one by mason crone that i used

[@johannaandersson2298]

Autumn is here! Im still learning. So good!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me help you learn 😊

[@Dementia69]

Jimmy,loving on your Felix the cat man shirt. Groove on those strings friend

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@Dementia69]

@@JimPankey and thank you friend

[@DaveS-b8k]

I have really enjoyedleaning this & your Clinch mountain backstep. Would you be able to direct me to any similar tunes. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@JimPankey]

Try this one: Learn to play Pretty Polly - Bluegrass #Banjo kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoSVf6KlbZhgrNk

[@DaveS-b8k]

Perfect 👍

[@rdr2gavin507]

You might not remember me but I commented a few weeks back telling you about how my banjo breaking but now in like 1 week I'm getting a new banjo and this is going to be the next song I learn when I get it

[@JimPankey]

Glad you're getting a new banjo soon!

[@ToolsAreToys]

Thanks Jim!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for watching

[@masonsmarkstoneveneercorp120]

Great song….❤

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@DaveS-b8k]

I love this, thanks so much.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@kelley55rn]

I love this one!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks

[@braydenwilliamsonmusic]

That 35 is sounding mighty fine

[@JimPankey]

It's the one I'm giving away soon - I hope.

[@braydenwilliamsonmusic]

@@JimPankey Well that’s great, I hope someone very deserving and passionate about the banjo wins it if you plan on doing that!!

[@banjofrog7953]

Great tutorial Mr Pankey! Also I have a request, the name is Arkansas by the Osborne Brothers, keep up the great work, dude.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks, and thanks for the suggestion.

[@josephbenedictsartorius4202]

Hey i was wondering if you could do a video on the Cherokee Shuffle, thanks.

[@JimPankey]

I have no plans for it. I do have some lesson notes I made for a student here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJq4q5VpaNibj9k

[@joeyalent4974]

I like how you called it a new tune. 🤣 I guess it's new compared to the classic standards, but the truth is, it's at least a quarter of a century old. Sounds real old when I say it that way. Thanks for this one, it's one of my favorites. Can you do a follow up on this one with some cool rolling back- up? Thanks again and keep 'em coming.

[@JimPankey]

that's still quite new in the scheme of things. I've been playing since 1977, so quarters of centuries add up pretty quick...

[@joeyalent4974]

@@JimPankey hi Jim, is this you, or is someone using your picture and trying to pull some kind of scam on people, saying to text them saying they have been selected as a winner? Thanks Jim

[@JimPankey]

Scammer… 😡

[@joeyalent4974]

@@JimPankey thank you sir

[@josefdetzer8717]

😊Love it!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@ethanburnett4404]

you should do home of the red fox next :)

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@karlsangree]

What style of music is that? I'd call it swamp blues or bayou blues. What ever it is, I need MORE! What search term should I use to Google for more?

[@karlsangree]

I just heard Blue Highway’s version. I like Jim’s so much better. It’s so Bluesy. As soon as I get my banjo back together, this song is next on my learn list.

[@JimPankey]

I just call it bluegrass. :)

[@glexttv6239]

Can you make a tutorial how to play Long Black Train from Josh Turner

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@Trainspotterusa]

Is there any tab available for this? I’m so slow I need something to read it from.

[@JimPankey]

Tab link is in the description

[@Trainspotterusa]

@@JimPankey There it is! I missed it. I couldn't see for looking. Thanks

[@stevesexton6250]

Hopefully it’s autographed by u jim

[@JimPankey]

It certainly can be!

[@bigjoe5442]

Do you think you could do another video on cowboys and Indians your last one is a little fast🙂

[@JimPankey]

Feel free to pause, rewind, use KZbin’s slowdown feature

[@bigjoe5442]

Ok, thanks didn’t think of that 😊

[@jeffmiller2434]

Hey Jim, I know it would be a pain in the bottom, but it sure would nice if you could throw up some tab on some of these songs.

[@JimPankey]

I have tabs for most of my tunes. As a matter of fact I have the tab for this one. Link is in the description.

[@jeffmiller2434]

Thanks Jim, I just downloaded the tabs. You have tons of songs I'd love to learn. I'll be using your downloads a lot in the future 😊

[@jeffmiller2434]

I see that there are repeats in this song but is there a part B? I love this sound and would love to hear more of it.

[@JimPankey]

There’s no B part. Check out Blue Highway’s version.

[@jeffmiller2434]

@@JimPankey ok thanks

[@LanceHeaps]

That's a cool sounding tune!! Is that the banjo you said on instagram you'll be giving away?

[@JimPankey]

Thanks! Yes, it is!

[@LanceHeaps]

@@JimPankey Awesome! Lookin forward to the opportunity to win it!

[@louiswiley6121]

Jim, are you able to play those tunes mainly from memorization?

[@JimPankey]

It's not really memorization. I just kinda know how I want a tune to go and I play it.

[@moosch2]

Is this a new banjo, or just a new head on your old RK-35?

[@JimPankey]

It's new. I'm giving it away soon - I hope.