Old Chattanooga - Clawhammer Banjo

[@robjones2099]

love the funky percussive rhythm with the blues slides and plucky pull offs....great feel and playing Benny!

[@DecayDude]

totally awesome. that just rocked

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks Dude

[@clarkkc11]

Beautiful sound on a beautiful day

[@tomphillips6743]

Nice! That C chord was a pleasant surprise

[@drytwinkieboy]

Great job! What a lovely tune. I especially liked the low tuning. The deep sound really fits the tune.

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks John, yeah I love playing down in F, suits my voice better too.

[@lucymarch202]

Super sweet!

[@BennyBleu]

Aw thanks Lucy!

[@clawhammerchris]

Good job! Looks like yer gettin close to 1000 subs!

[@mathewreed818]

Benny groovin hard. Great tune and nice setting.

[@BennyBleu]

Can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket!

[@andrewlangridge8619]

Cracking tune!

[@BanjoBillyBob]

Great, could dance all night, nice groove

[@BennyBleu]

I appreciate it!

[@Dylan20]

Love this!

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks Dylan!

[@jihanabdurrafi1925]

Benny, you read my mind!! I am currently working on this song. Thank you for sharing.

[@BennyBleu]

Great Jihan! Let's play it together

[@jihanabdurrafi1925]

@@BennyBleu Yes please😀

[@fomo-ducats1931]

Man you sure do have a unique right hand style. Clawhammer with a 'swing'

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks, I appreciate you tapping into the groove!

[@comb5685]

You get a really nice clean sound on your slide, great tune.

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks! I must say, the 140 year old worn down frets help with that greasy slide sound!

[@Clawhammer-clamor]

Hey man, this is very cool. Are you sliding on a drop thumb at 0.26? Trying to get my head around it!

[@BennyBleu]

Yep, that's exactly it. catching the third string on a drop thumb at the 2nd fret and sliding that up to 4th fret

[@victorvargas4120]

Groovy! Great stuff!

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks as always Victor, appreciate you listening

[@leighcecil3322]

What tuning..? Are they nylon strings? ..im learning & like the sound..👍🇦🇺

[@sellanraa]

Have you got a tab of this somewhere? Beautiful song.

[@BennyBleu]

Stay tuned, Sellanraa, if you'd like to stay in touch, join the mailing list here, ( bennybleu.com/mailinglist/ ) and I'll be sure to let you know when I have a tutorial to share. Did you get your username from 'Growth of the Soil'?

[@sellanraa]

Wow, you nailed it. I did get it from 'Growth of the Soil'. I have never met another person who has read that book. Thanks, I've signed up! @@BennyBleu

[@ephemerics]

Well done. How long have you been playing?

[@BennyBleu]

Thanks for listening :) I've been playing clawhammer banjo for just over 10 years. I've been playing music since about 6 yrs old.

[@davidvarnell4406]

very nice job, however the Em should be C maj. from the original Blaine Smith source

[@BennyBleu]

I love the Blaine Smith recording because that chord is ambiguous! I think it's a Cmaj7 so it has a C in the bass, but it also has that maj7 tone (a B) making it so colorful and melancholy. So I substitute the whole chord with a vi chord to grab that B note for fun!