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Comment by Mark Bliss on September 26, 2013 at 2:07pm

Great lesson Turtlehead, very well presented and on point.

I would like to encourage you to continue to the next step. But I understand its difficult. Split video with clear shots of what both hands are doing, along with your clear description and instruction style would be awesome!

Comment by turtlehead on September 26, 2013 at 11:27am

Thanks Sammy, I missed your comment.  I'd like to do a fretting hand lesson to go along with this one and talk about chords, hammers and pull offs, but I gotta work on it. It's harder for me to describe. 

Comment by Uncle John on September 26, 2013 at 10:58am

Thanks Turtle.  Had the alt bass going last night.  Will give it a try.

Comment by turtlehead on September 26, 2013 at 10:00am

Good deal Unc.  I think this sounds really good for Johnny Cash tunes.  I just ran through Folsom Prison and it sounded good, especially if you get the alternating bass going. 

Comment by Uncle John on September 25, 2013 at 12:56pm

What is my hand doooo-innng?  

 

Getting it Turtle.  At least the Bum Did Dees.    Well keep at it a while and eventually see if I can use it in a song.  Any simple song suggestions for the strum?

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on September 25, 2013 at 9:04am

Bum Titty

Tea and Ehhhh

Comment by Sammy Lloyd on September 25, 2013 at 8:50am

Oh my goodness, I'm gonna be giving that technique some practice, thanks so much. Such valuable information for this rookie. Fabulous. So many good folk in this family, cheers Sammy

Comment by turtlehead on September 25, 2013 at 7:01am

Pick, that gets my vote too :)  Steve and UJ, it is do-able.  Just takes the dreaded P word.  Practice.  Once you get it, it'll always be there.  Thanks Vinnie, I'm really trying to get the CBG country sound down and I'm glad to share what I know.  When I was teaching myself clawhammer, I read somewhere that the bum ditty belongs to us all, so I'm glad to share and keep the folk tradition moving forward.

Comment by Downtown Vinnie on September 25, 2013 at 3:22am

great teaching TH,nice vid ,you are such a good picker too.Where I live,There are a lot of bums  , but not as many dittys...

Comment by Uncle John on September 25, 2013 at 2:45am

Like that sound, like that reso and guitar.   Good lesson.  

Man, I could use a new strum.   Probably not the best for my fave blues, but good on a ton of songs.   Thanks Turtle.  I plan to get back here and work on this.   Seems hard but do-able.  Huh.  I do hear the bum-ditty-bum.

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