Play Backup Like Jim Mills // Bluegrass Banjo Lesson

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[@Vader99ify]

"If you still suck, don't learn new stuff to still suck at!" I sub'd just because you said that. Good advice!

[@petercogan3396]

i listened to this a couple of years ago, and then revisited this week as i've been playing more jams and now have a band. this is unbelievably helpful: super clear info, taught methodically and simply. thanks so much.

[@mutangpadan5311]

Great advise from a great teacher-instructor, keeping it simple and not taking too much shine from the other instruments. Thanks Eli.

[@churtle1143]

This video is fantastic!

[@geirruud288]

Well....this could very well be the most useful tutorial banjo bluegrass video ever. So to the point and uncomplicated in a complicated way. Thank you for your excellent work. G

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Thank you Geir!

[@JPM-NM]

Jim Mills is one of my favorite banjo players. Thanks for this!!

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Mine too!

[@brazilhead]

So glad I've kept at all this basic stuff for 5 or so years so that you could explain it to me in a way that helps it all make sense, as you have here and in some of your other videos! It's really starting to come together now. Thanks so much Eli!

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Glad to hear that John!

[@brintonf]

Came across the other Jim Mills lesson via your reddit post and although I didn’t know the tune, took a deep dive into learning it since it was basically the epitome of a bluegrass progression and banjo transitions. However, this is the explanation I needed to bring it all together. I think I’ve made more progression in the last week than I have in the last year of practicing. Thank you very much. Subscribed.

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Wow, so glad to hear that!

[@rodhill887]

I find all of your videos helpful. You are awesome, Eli.

[@Chris.Massimino]

Great lesson. At one time I could play 10+ very memorized songs but couldn't do much more than vamp at a jam. This is exactly what I needed to learn to do.

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Thanks Christopher!

[@JDMFWALL]

Thank you

[@zarpadoenlata]

Thank you very much from Argentina. We are learning so much with you that we don't know how to thank you

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Happy to help!

[@StringbeanFPV]

This video has help give me so much confidence. Thank you sir, soon as I get paid I will be a patreon for sure.

[@lukecollins8535]

Really good thanks ..

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Thanks Luke!

[@meadebanjomechanics5272]

Perfect!

[@lukecollins8535]

Good Stuff .. thanks ..

[@eightyoctane]

I really liked the application to real songs (with examples) at the end, and I’ll work on the application of these techniques to my own songs. Thanks Eli.

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Glad to hear it Gary!

[@mikew5423]

Great video and great advice Eli. You are helping so many of us with these. Thank you so much

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Thanks Mike!

[@craigatkins5270]

wow great material, just found this channel, looks like i know what im doing next few months lol

[@JonathanThrift]

Very good explanations Eli! Thanks!

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

👍

[@michaelmalek9225]

Great content Eli! Really appreciate you're video's, always learning something new!

[@billymack4258]

Awesome Thank you so much!

[@cecilpowers8722]

Thanks so much for the backup help great advise. Could you add how to add fill licks in at the end of ? Thsnks

[@fullgopherman7066]

I'm sure you've heard of the tune: cruisin timber. I love it and want to learn to play it on my banjo buuut I can't figure it out. I'm sure lots of people would love a tutorial, plus there aren't any other ones for the song here on KZbin.

[@doesleapfarm]

Great video! I'm curious: how much time do you into producing a video like this?

[@bradleyjgreen1]

Great video's Eli. (clean your fret board!! lol) Big fan. Just subscribed.

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Thanks!

[@kennymartin3416]

You have a very good speaking voice.you should go into voice overs.

[@jonos138]

Lots of great tips here, I just need some free time for banjo to start putting some of this into practise. What's the tune at the end? I have a feeling you did a tut on it and it was a tune you wrote, but I've forgotten the title. I really like it. 👍

[@brianszuch6774]

Patreon is a rip

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Luckily most of my tab is available for free on screen in most videos

[@doesleapfarm]

Great video! I'm curious: how much time do you into producing a video like this?

[@EliGilbertBanjo]

Between learning all the material, writing the script, filming, and editing, probably 10ish hours per video