“Sally Goodin” is one of the classics of the bluegrass and old-time fiddle repertoire, and Earl Scruggs recorded a great version on Foggy Mountain Banjo that’s an essential part of Scruggs’s repertoire. It’s played up the neck using some techniques that you can use in other tunes, ...
When the world shut down, the house that The Colonel built faced a sudden conundrum after receiving negative press for its iconic “finger lickin’ good” slogan. In this case study, KFC Global Senior Brand Communications Manager Tori Carter will share how the restaurant chain handled ...
This tuning is popular for soprano ukuleles or banjoleles. Some find this tuning to be a bit sweeter in tone.Canadian Tuning (low A, D, F#, B)Canadian tuning is nearly identical to English tuning except you tune the top a-string down an octave. This tuning is popular for concert and...
Urban’s vocals blend perfectly on his verses, and he even threw in his impeccable banjo skills. The song is light-hearted and fun. Breland sings of his ideal country woman who loves whiskey and Elvis Presley. No. 12: Sun Dont Let Me Down feat. Nile Rodgers and Pitbull Phillip Faraone...
from the 3rd fret all the way up to the 9th or even 12th fret. Putting a capo on your guitar this high raises the pitch of all of your notes, but it also increases the tension and, therefore, the brightness of everything you play, making your guitar sound more "twangy" and banjo-...
This is the instrument that is most often associated with musicians such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was the immediate predecessor to the piano. Like a banjo, the harpsichord’s strings are plucked by a plectrum. The keys on the keyboard operate the plectrum, givin...
“There are so many sounds to be discovered when you get away from using a pick”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to add “snap, crackle and pop” to your playing with banjo rolls and string snaps Don't let chord inversions bamboozle you. It's simply the case of shuffling the no...
I rarely played with others, thinking I wasn’t good enough. I was a closet player. One of my first teachers, an accomplished banjo player and teacher, gave me Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” during my third lesson. That song is not good starter material. ...
The challenge of barre chords is positioning your finger so that it holds down all the right strings and with enough pressure. If you’re unable to hold down a string, the barre chord won’t sound like it should. However, once you get the hang of playing barre chords, you can use the...