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Progressive Clawhammer Banjo

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Clawhammer banjoists who like to explore non-traditional genres of music such as folk, rock, jazz, blues and classical.

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From jbalch on 10/29/2011 12:09:39 PM

Lately I've been very interested is expanding my understanding and use of chords in the double C tuning. This is a direct result of my friendship with an awesome plectrum banjo player (Jim McLellan) and fascination with his skills playing chord melody. I'm also a big fan of jazz guitar (ie: Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and others) and especially the playing of my friend Jack Pearson.

My knowledge is still very limited. (I'm a banjo picker after all ... not a real musician). But I'm learning ...and enjoying it. I linked a video of an arrangement of Soldier's Joy which incorporates a few new ideas along this line.

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	Bluesage says: 11/1/2011 10:31:46 PM Very nice! The diminished passing chords give it a "texas" swing flavor as you transition to that sweet "up the neck" variation. I've played around with similar ideas in G tuning but haven't in C. I need to get off the computer and start practicing...
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