On Top of Old Smokey Build-a-Break
banjo intermediate
In this lesson
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- 🔒 Waltz Theory & Basic Melody
- 🔒 Adding Rolls & Ornaments
- 🔒 Slow
My family was at Disney early 2021 and this song was in the background. Katy Lou said, "You should teach this!" It's a great lesson song because we address playing banjo in waltz timing, plus throw in a build-a-break approach!
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Gary Feldman
Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.
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Curtis Rhodes
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.
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Katie Clark Support
Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.
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Buddy Vann
Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.
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Bill Threadgill
Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.
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