Chords for "Willie Moore" 2-finger banjo style, MATC Banjo 2
Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
E
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Last time I also showed you a way of playing Willie Moore that is
That uses a different
banjo [G] picking style than claw hammer.
This is actually the way that Burnett and Rutherford recorded it and
In the 1920s, but it's [E] instead of claw hammer.
They use a two-finger
up-picking style
where the the lead is
Where [G#] it's led by the thumb, so they call it [E] two finger up picking
[D#] Lead thumb.
There's no easy
term for it [G] and
[E] But you only use two fingers and the thumb alternates between
the [B] the melody note
[F#] which is usually the
[G] second third or fourth strings and
the fifth string so the thumbs always doing something like this and
The [C#m] the index finger [G] then fills in the notes in between
And it's always hitting the first string the index finger on the first string
So we're getting away from the bum diddy.
Although you can still play a bum diddy by just going by leaving out a note and
That's probably the way it sounds
[F] on the classic [G] recording
Play all the [F#] notes in between it becomes too cluttered with notes, so you leave out
[E] [G] Certain index finger notes where [C] it gets in the way
So let me play it slowly Willie Moore
using [G] the finger style
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Dm]
[E] The left hand technique is the same as an ink all hammer, so [G] you're still doing hammer on
slide
No brushes, it's all two [G#] fingers.
Don't use your third finger to [D] play
[G]
to limit yourself
[Em] So let me [A] play it faster here, I'll sing a little bit
[G] Really more was a king at the age of 21
He courted a damsel fair
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds at night
And wavy black was her hair
[D]
He courted her both night [G] and day
Till to marry they did [D] agree
[G] But when he came to give her appearance consent
They said it would never be
A man of the hour
[G]
[D]
[D]
[Dm]
a
Style [F#] other things that you can do in that style [G] more advanced would be
While your thumbs doing that you can do kind of a pinch
With [E] the two fingers a pinch is when you [F#] play two strings at the same time
the first and the fifth string
[G]
Pinching it in this style like this
tapping in between musical phrases
Struggle do that a lot in his three finger style
Not sure if they do that on the old Burnett [B] and Rutherford recording
that's it let me know if you have any questions about [G#] that and
[G] Don't be discouraged about
The two fingers style it took me a long time to get that smooth.
It's it's hard to get it first
Especially if you're not used to doing up taking styles and [C]
to get it up to [G] speed like that is it just takes a lot of work
[B] So don't be discouraged just
[F#] When you can you're not gonna be tested [C] all right?
See
That uses a different
banjo [G] picking style than claw hammer.
This is actually the way that Burnett and Rutherford recorded it and
In the 1920s, but it's [E] instead of claw hammer.
They use a two-finger
up-picking style
where the the lead is
Where [G#] it's led by the thumb, so they call it [E] two finger up picking
[D#] Lead thumb.
There's no easy
term for it [G] and
[E] But you only use two fingers and the thumb alternates between
the [B] the melody note
[F#] which is usually the
[G] second third or fourth strings and
the fifth string so the thumbs always doing something like this and
The [C#m] the index finger [G] then fills in the notes in between
And it's always hitting the first string the index finger on the first string
So we're getting away from the bum diddy.
Although you can still play a bum diddy by just going by leaving out a note and
That's probably the way it sounds
[F] on the classic [G] recording
Play all the [F#] notes in between it becomes too cluttered with notes, so you leave out
[E] [G] Certain index finger notes where [C] it gets in the way
So let me play it slowly Willie Moore
using [G] the finger style
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Dm]
[E] The left hand technique is the same as an ink all hammer, so [G] you're still doing hammer on
slide
No brushes, it's all two [G#] fingers.
Don't use your third finger to [D] play
[G]
to limit yourself
[Em] So let me [A] play it faster here, I'll sing a little bit
[G] Really more was a king at the age of 21
He courted a damsel fair
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds at night
And wavy black was her hair
[D]
He courted her both night [G] and day
Till to marry they did [D] agree
[G] But when he came to give her appearance consent
They said it would never be
A man of the hour
[G]
[D]
[D]
[Dm]
a
Style [F#] other things that you can do in that style [G] more advanced would be
While your thumbs doing that you can do kind of a pinch
With [E] the two fingers a pinch is when you [F#] play two strings at the same time
the first and the fifth string
[G]
Pinching it in this style like this
tapping in between musical phrases
Struggle do that a lot in his three finger style
Not sure if they do that on the old Burnett [B] and Rutherford recording
that's it let me know if you have any questions about [G#] that and
[G] Don't be discouraged about
The two fingers style it took me a long time to get that smooth.
It's it's hard to get it first
Especially if you're not used to doing up taking styles and [C]
to get it up to [G] speed like that is it just takes a lot of work
[B] So don't be discouraged just
[F#] When you can you're not gonna be tested [C] all right?
See
Key:
G
D
E
F#
G#
G
D
E
Last time I also showed you a way of playing Willie Moore that is
_ That uses a different
banjo [G] picking style than claw hammer. _
This is actually the way that Burnett and Rutherford recorded it and
_ In the 1920s, but it's [E] instead of claw hammer.
They use a two-finger _
up-picking style
_ where the the lead is
Where [G#] it's led by the thumb, so they call it [E] two finger up picking
[D#] Lead thumb.
_ There's no easy
_ term for it _ [G] and
_ [E] But you only use two fingers _ and the thumb alternates between
_ _ the [B] the melody note _
[F#] which is usually the
[G] second third or fourth strings and
the fifth string so the thumbs always doing something like this and _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The [C#m] the index finger [G] then fills in the notes in between _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ it's always hitting the first string the index finger on the first string
So _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ we're getting away from the bum diddy. _ _
_ _ _ _ Although you can still play a bum diddy by just going by leaving out a note and _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's probably the way it sounds
_ _ [F] on the classic [G] recording _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Play all the [F#] notes in between it becomes too cluttered with notes, so you leave out
[E] _ _ _ [G] Certain index finger notes where [C] it gets in the way _
So let me play it slowly Willie Moore
using [G] the finger style _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] The left hand technique is the same as an ink all hammer, so [G] you're still doing hammer on _ _
_ _ slide _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No brushes, it's all two [G#] fingers.
Don't use your third finger to [D] play
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
to limit yourself _ _ _
[Em] So let me [A] play it faster here, I'll sing a little bit
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Really more was a king at the age of 21
He courted a damsel fair
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds at night
And wavy black was her hair
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He courted her both night [G] and day
Till to marry they did [D] agree
_ _ [G] But when he came to give her appearance consent
They said it would never be
A man of the hour _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
a
Style [F#] other things that you can do in that style [G] more advanced would be
_ While your thumbs doing that you can do kind of a pinch
With [E] the two fingers a pinch is when you [F#] play two strings at the same time
the first and the fifth string
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Pinching it _ _ _ in this style like this
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tapping in between musical phrases _ _ _
_ Struggle do that a lot in his three finger style
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not sure if they do that on the old Burnett [B] and Rutherford recording _
_ that's it let me know if you have any questions about [G#] that and _
_ [G] Don't be discouraged about
The two fingers style it took me a long time to get that smooth.
It's it's hard to get it first
Especially if you're not used to doing up taking styles _ and [C]
to get it up to [G] speed like that is it just takes a lot of work
_ [B] So don't be discouraged just
_ [F#] When you can you're not gonna be tested [C] all right?
See
_ That uses a different
banjo [G] picking style than claw hammer. _
This is actually the way that Burnett and Rutherford recorded it and
_ In the 1920s, but it's [E] instead of claw hammer.
They use a two-finger _
up-picking style
_ where the the lead is
Where [G#] it's led by the thumb, so they call it [E] two finger up picking
[D#] Lead thumb.
_ There's no easy
_ term for it _ [G] and
_ [E] But you only use two fingers _ and the thumb alternates between
_ _ the [B] the melody note _
[F#] which is usually the
[G] second third or fourth strings and
the fifth string so the thumbs always doing something like this and _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The [C#m] the index finger [G] then fills in the notes in between _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ it's always hitting the first string the index finger on the first string
So _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ we're getting away from the bum diddy. _ _
_ _ _ _ Although you can still play a bum diddy by just going by leaving out a note and _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's probably the way it sounds
_ _ [F] on the classic [G] recording _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Play all the [F#] notes in between it becomes too cluttered with notes, so you leave out
[E] _ _ _ [G] Certain index finger notes where [C] it gets in the way _
So let me play it slowly Willie Moore
using [G] the finger style _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] The left hand technique is the same as an ink all hammer, so [G] you're still doing hammer on _ _
_ _ slide _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ No brushes, it's all two [G#] fingers.
Don't use your third finger to [D] play
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
to limit yourself _ _ _
[Em] So let me [A] play it faster here, I'll sing a little bit
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Really more was a king at the age of 21
He courted a damsel fair
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds at night
And wavy black was her hair
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He courted her both night [G] and day
Till to marry they did [D] agree
_ _ [G] But when he came to give her appearance consent
They said it would never be
A man of the hour _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
a
Style [F#] other things that you can do in that style [G] more advanced would be
_ While your thumbs doing that you can do kind of a pinch
With [E] the two fingers a pinch is when you [F#] play two strings at the same time
the first and the fifth string
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Pinching it _ _ _ in this style like this
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tapping in between musical phrases _ _ _
_ Struggle do that a lot in his three finger style
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not sure if they do that on the old Burnett [B] and Rutherford recording _
_ that's it let me know if you have any questions about [G#] that and _
_ [G] Don't be discouraged about
The two fingers style it took me a long time to get that smooth.
It's it's hard to get it first
Especially if you're not used to doing up taking styles _ and [C]
to get it up to [G] speed like that is it just takes a lot of work
_ [B] So don't be discouraged just
_ [F#] When you can you're not gonna be tested [C] all right?
See