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George,
The fifth string should be tuned to A for this song. Not G, which would clash with the harmony.
If you want, you can try playing it with no capo at all, just standard G tuning gDGBD.
You’ll hear how it’s supposed to sound and then you can add the capo to the 2nd fret and tune the 5th string to A and it should sound the same just up a whole step.
If you’re still having trouble let me know.
– Mike
Nice! Yes, adding those extra little ornaments (hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs) really bring out the vocal quality of the melody.
Thanks for the kind words Tim!
You can feel free to jump around to different lessons even if you haven’t completely mastered this one yet.
Personal preference for each student but I like to jump around to lots of different things to keep it interesting.
Some students love to focus on one tune and just keep playing it until they’ve mastered it.
If you run into any other questions just let me know. Keep pickin’.
– Mike
Ian,
Yes a lot of the minor licks will be out of the F position chord.
The D position minor chord is a big stretch so I don’t often do that one as a full chord.
I can do another lesson on some barre chord minor licks. Thanks for the request.
– Mike
If you’re logged in to your account you’ll see the tabs on the right side of the lesson page.
There’s a link that says “Lesson Tabs.” If you click that link the tab will open.
Yes, you can find the full lesson here: https://mikeheddingmusic.com/lessons/shell-be-coming-round-the-mountain-beginner-banjo/
If you have any other questions let me know.
– Mike
I would try more of an off-beat chop if you want a straight ahead bluegrass feel.
Otherwise try something a little funkier and syncopated.
A rhythm like: 1 (and) 2 and (3) and 4 and
Don’t play the count in the parenthesis and you’ll get a cool syncopated rhythm.
Ultimately it’s personal preference, try a bunch of stuff along with the practice tracks and see what you like.
If you have more questions let me know.
– Mike
Sorry I don’t have the words lined up to the music.
Yes, for this song the chorus and verse have the same melody. Yes the basic melody repeats following that form as you can repeat it for as many verses and choruses as you’re planning to sing.
If you have any other questions please let me know.
– Mike
Sorry it wasn’t working for you.
What device/browser are you using?
It seems to play when I test it.
You can also send me an email at mike@mikeheddingmusic.com and I can send you an alternate link if it’s still not working.
Somewhat personal preference but I talk about how I shape and wear my picks in this video:
Robert,
Thanks for the feedback it’s helpful.
I do have most the banjo basic videos separated into individual lessons. But yes, I will continue to add more very basic beginner material.
Here’s some links to the lessons you were asking about.
Strap: https://mikeheddingmusic.com/lessons/banjo-rig-rundown/ starts at about 5:10 in the “Acoustic” video.
Bridge Placement: https://mikeheddingmusic.com/lessons/mini-banjo-lesson-harmonics-on-the-banjo/ starts at about 7:40 in the video
Tuning: Second video of the banjo basics talks about how to tune your banjo
Backup: I have a bunch of backup lessons with tabs and I’ve got quite a few more planned. You can see them here: https://mikeheddingmusic.com/browse-lessons/?fwp_lesson_instrument=banjo&fwp_lesson_categories=beginner&fwp_lesson_tags=backup%2Csruggs-style%2Csoundslice
If you run into any other questions let me know. Keep pickin’.
Best,
MikeI’ve used a bunch of different ones in the past. They all work about the same regardless of the price so I don’t recommend spending a lot on a tuner.
I currently use one called Uni-Tune and I think it was around $20-30.
I split the videos into multiple sections so sometimes once section can stop quickly.
All the means is that you’re ready for the next video in the section.
I’ve tried to improve that as I’ve made more videos so it doesn’t stop without an outro explaining that we’re going on to the next part.
Best,
Mike
