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Yes, that would definitely work as well as an alternate left hand fingering option. You have to make the transition at some point back down-the-neck to play measure 3.
What I’d recommend is try it a few different ways and see what you like best.
– Mike
Good question. That has to do with the timing of both of those licks.
Lick #4 uses four 8th notes at the end of it which is why we don’t want to use the same finger twice.
Lick #5 however uses two quarter notes at the beginning of it so we actually want to use our same finger twice because this is going to help us not rush through the lick.
You could also play Lick #5 the way you’re describing but it’s important to play that pause between the first two notes.
That’s why using the same finger twice to help slow yourself down can be a good tip.
If you have any other questions let me know.
Mike
You might have to experiment a bit but my first guess would be you’d want slightly heavy gauge strings with the longer neck.
I bet that thing sounds awesome tuned down to E!
Mike
Yes I can do an intermediate level lesson of this in the future and add some more advanced licks.
Thanks for the request. Keep picking.
– Mike
Check out the up-the-neck Ccruggs backup series I did. That should help you learn some of the positions I used in this backup.
If it’s still not making sense let me know.
– Mike
Ken,
Sorry for the delay in response.
Yes, and no. Sometimes I work out the fingerings exactly and play it the same way every time. Other times I can do it on the fly without figuring out the exact fingering.
My thought process here was this:
We need to play that 9th fret on the 3rd string started in measure 4. That’s my target melody note I’m looking to hit.
I want to hit that note with my thumb so it has power and stands out.
So I kind of reverse engineered it from there. The previous index finger at the end of measure three is basically just filler.
That T, I, M, I roll is very common though and one you’ll want to master.
If you know the most common Scruggs lick it uses this exact roll in the middle of it.
– Mike
Yes, I’ve done several other versions of these. You can search for Banjoland in the lesson browser and you should see them.
– Mike
I teach the lead part in this lesson:
This was the melody part I was referring to.
If you have any other questions let me know.
– Mike
I think it might be this one you’re referring to:
Let me know. Keep picking.
– Mike
It’s possible you got logged out of your account. You can log in right under the purchase options.
Here’s a link to the lesson page:
If you’re on a mobile small screen, the link will be at the bottom of the page instead.
I’ll send you a picture of where you’ll see the links.
– Mike
The full tab is available on the right side of the lesson page.
You’ll see a link that says “Lesson Tabs.”
If you click that link the full tab will open and you can view or print it.
If you’re still having trouble accessing it let me know.
Best,
MikeMike,
Glad you’re enjoying the lessons and thanks for the support.
Yes I can definitely make sure to state clearly which measures I’m about to play before doing so.
Good suggestion! I’ll make sure to try and do that going forward.
Keep picking.
– Mike
Check out the E minor and A minor workout lessons. Those are a little more melodic but have some cool blues licks as well. Keep picking.
– Mike
