Banjo for beginners - play Cripple Creek!

Very first steps towards playing Cripple Creek in Scruggs style............. More free videos at http://jofflowson.com
Cripple Creek demo starts at 10:00

Cripple Creek Verse -
High Part - Low Melody
High Part - Low Melody

Cripple Creek Chorus -
Alternating Thumb Roll - Low Melody
Alternating Thumb Roll - Low Melody

This video shows how to play the low melody part

Thumb plays 3rd string fretted on 2nd fret
Index finger plays 2nd string open (unfretted)
Thumb plays 5th string open
Middle finger plays 1st string open
Thumb plays 3rd string open
Middle finger plays 1st string open
Thumb plays 4th string fretted on 2nd fret
Middle finger plays 1st string open
Thumb plays 4th string open
Middle finger plays 1st string open
Thumb plays 4th string fretted on 2nd fret
Middle finger plays 1st string open
Thumb plays 3rd string open
(rest - no note played)
Thumb and middle finger play 'pinch' 1st and 5th strings at the same time, both open.
(rest)


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