"If you have a 4 string guitar tuned to G, thats a banjo. there are thousands of banjo chord books.
Im a banjo player and have built all my music knowledge off of banjo and open tunings. I know very minimal music theory, but can get a tune or rhythm…"
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Thomas A. Boatwright
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Thomas A. Boatwright joined Grease Stains's group
Greasy's Easy Chords
Since i started playing these cbg's i've been wishing i had a chord book. A recent attemp to teach myself music theory gave me the idea to try to share anything i learn to help myself memorize what i've learned, and give ppl a sort of Chord Book. this will be a work in progress, so please be patient!See More
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Ice Bob's group Cigar box tunings"Just saw you asked for 4 string sorry.
I'd stay with open G since the banjo has four main strings tuned open DGBD. That gives you a place to start and lots of chord charts for banjo.
But Im a banjo player so Im partial to such things."
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Ice Bob's group Cigar box tunings"Open tuning of 1:5:1 like GDG, AEA, CGC always works. For open G (GDG) I use the A , D and G string from an acoustic set."
Thomas A. Boatwright joined Diane in Chicago's group
CB Fiddles
Idea trading post for bowed instruments. Share photos and tips of fiddles and whatnot that you've built, acquired or seen.See More
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Artist Formerly Known as Matt's photo
beatlescroll
"Looks amazing! I should have checked your pics!
Cant wait to hear some rocking bass lines on it!"
Thomas A. Boatwright joined Ice Bob's group
Cigar box tunings
Cigar box tunings open to 2'3'4'5'6' stringers uke's bass's what ever you got. and how you creativly use these tuning'sSee More
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Shane's group Blind Willie Johnson CBG Tribute - free download"Thanks Nigel!"
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Shane's group Blind Willie Johnson CBG Tribute - free download"Thanks for the compliments guys! And especially thanks to Shane for letting me do another piece of art for him. I'm really happy with how the cover turned out."
Dianne Woods left a comment for Thomas A. Boatwright"Yes, Thomas, your paintings are most appreciated. Thank you for sharing them with us."
Thomas A. Boatwright left a comment for Dianne Woods"Thanks! When I get a chance I'll be doing some more paintings. Good to know they'll be appreciated :)"
Dianne Woods left a comment for Thomas A. Boatwright"Thomas, your artwork is great. you are very talented."
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Shane's group Classifieds and Swaps"Isnt there a way to delete a posting on here?
I just had an offer for that banjo. So Ive got nothing but art to sell."
Thomas A. Boatwright commented on Shane's group Classifieds and Swaps"Ive got a super nice RB036 Recording King Open back banjo that I'd love to trade for a nice CBG and/or gear. Normally these run around $970 new, but I'm willing to cut the value in half.
Send me a message if you're interested!"
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Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 9:23am on February 16, 2011,
John Wendell said… - Love your "Art work"
- At 12:41pm on February 10, 2011, Dianne Woods said…
- Yes, Thomas, your paintings are most appreciated. Thank you for sharing them with us.
- At 12:03pm on February 10, 2011, Dianne Woods said…
- Thomas, your artwork is great. you are very talented.
- At 4:13pm on December 12, 2010,
Wichita Sam said… Hey Thomas,
Thanks for "friending me".... Yes, I would like that image. I plan on using it as part of a music program on Dec 19th and again on Christmas Eve.... will of course give the artist credit....
thanks, and merry Christmas,
Wichita Sam
probably best to send the file to/thru
- At 1:37pm on November 16, 2010,
HENRY LOWMAN said… - WELCOME to the Goth train, and thanks for the video post! Nicely done! :-)
- At 5:00am on September 25, 2010,
JUJU said… - Hello and thanks for the friends invite - nice work on your builds keep it up
juju :)
- At 7:03am on April 15, 2010,
Dennis Menard said… - You had asked about the Cigbooster. I've never made any demos because it's so much more subtle than a fuzz pedal. I just finished a new batch (the first batch sold out), so if you are interested in purchase, go to www.cigbooster.bigcartel.com Thanks! Dennis
- At 12:54pm on February 5, 2010, Dianne Woods said…
- Happy Birthday, Thomas tomorrow. I hope you have a great day. NIce CBGs.
- At 7:11am on December 21, 2009,
Roger Morin said… - Just listened to you audio of the hack job sounds good to me. Sounds a little like an asian type instrument also because of the tin for the bridge, but I like it.
- At 6:11pm on December 18, 2009,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - I love the new icon too. Thanks to you. Enjoy.
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Riddle
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