Videos tagged with banjo tab

This video features a banjo lesson on the tune 'You Don't Know My Darling,' also known as 'Hello My Darling,' as learned from John Snipes. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, plays a 1940s Gretsch Bacon 'Belmont' banjo and uses a specific tuning (fB♭FAC ~ gCGBD). The description provides links for tablature, music platforms, and merchandise, encouraging support through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and direct payments via PayPal and Venmo. The video is aimed at banjo players looking to learn a traditional tune.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing a banjo lesson for the song "Drunkard's Lone Child," a piece he learned from a Dock Boggs recording. Hicks specifies his instrument as a Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo and details its tuning. The description also provides links to his Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise store, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube channel memberships, suggesting a focus on music performance and community building.

This YouTube video is a banjo lesson focusing on the song "Washington Blues," also known as "White House Blues" and "Cannonball." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, explains that he learned the song from Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" recording from 1944. The description delves into the song's historical origins, referencing the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 and the subsequent demolition of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. Hicks plays an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, tuned to gDGBD and fCFAC.

This YouTube video is a clawhammer banjo lesson focusing on the tune "I'm Going to Georgia," specifically learned from recordings of Lawrence Eller. The description includes the lyrics to the song, which tell a story of leaving home for Georgia and facing hardship. The uploader, Clifton Hicks, also provides links to his Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merch store, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes, indicating a focus on music creation and fan support.

This YouTube video offers a clawhammer banjo lesson for the tune "Coke Oven March" in the Spanish Fandango style. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, details the origins of the song, which he learned from a 1960s recording by Mike Seeger featuring Dock Boggs. Boggs himself acquired the tune from a music box purchased during his time working at an industrial iron smelting furnace. The description also includes numerous links for supporting the artist through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and for purchasing merchandise, along with links to his music on Spotify and iTunes.

This YouTube video, titled "I've Always Been A Rambler - Clawhammer Banjo Lesson (Grayson & Whitter)", offers a banjo lesson focusing on the song "Always Been a Rambler". The instructor, Clifton Hicks, explains the clawhammer banjo technique and mentions the song's historical context, having been recorded by notable artists like Grayson & Whitter and Ralph Stanley. The description also provides links to various platforms for supplementary materials like tabs, merchandise, and music streaming services, encouraging viewer support through Patreon and other donation methods. The video is primarily educational for banjo enthusiasts interested in learning this specific song and technique.

This YouTube video features a traditional banjo lesson titled "Crying Shame" by Clifton Hicks. The song was composed in November 2004, inspired by the loss of a friend in the Iraq War. The description includes poignant lyrics about hardship, running from troubles, and resilience. The video also provides links to the artist's Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise, and payment platforms. It touches upon themes of war trauma and loss, and lists various banjo styles and historical musical traditions. The video is primarily an instructional and artistic piece focused on banjo music.

This YouTube video is a banjo lesson for the song "She's On the Road Somewhere," also known as "I've Got A Mule To Ride." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates traditional two-finger (thumb lead) and overhand (clawhammer) banjo styles. The video provides historical context, mentioning influences from artists like Orgus "Grandpa" Hudson and the Carter and Ralph Stanley versions of the song. It also promotes various platforms for accessing tabs, merchandise, and other content from the instructor.

This YouTube video offers a banjo lesson on the song "Sammie, Where Have You Been So Long," inspired by the 1927 recording of Dock Boggs. The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates his original two-finger picking technique, differing from Boggs' three-finger style. The description also includes various links for supporting the creator through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, merchandise, and direct payments, as well as links to his music on Spotify and iTunes. The video focuses on banjo instruction and performance.

This YouTube video provides a traditional banjo lesson for the song "See See Rider" (also known as "C.C. Rider"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, presents an original banjo arrangement inspired by influential blues musicians like Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Mance Lipscomb, and Lightnin' Hopkins. The description highlights various ways to support the artist, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, t-shirts, PayPal, Venmo, Spotify, and iTunes. The lesson utilizes a specific tuning (gCGCD relative, fB♭FB♭C actual).

This video is a traditional banjo lesson focusing on the tune "Big Eyed Rabbit" (also known as "Rock In a Weary Land"). The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates the song using a 1990s George Wunderlich "Boucher" minstrel banjo and mentions learning it from Josh Hayes. He highlights the song's famous recording by Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham and connects it to a biblical reference from Isaiah 32:2. The description also provides extensive details about related musical styles, historical figures in banjo music, and various ways to support the creator.

This YouTube video offers a traditional banjo lesson on an original arrangement of "Cotton-Eyed Joe." The instructor, Clifton Hicks, demonstrates two distinct playing styles: two-finger (thumb-lead) and overhand (clawhammer). The lesson utilizes an early 1900s S.S. Stewart "Amateur" banjo tuned to f# DGAD. The description also provides links for obtaining the tablature, supporting the creator financially, and accessing their music on various platforms, highlighting a focus on banjo heritage, old-time music, and related folk traditions.