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
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"Willie Moore" 2-finger banjo style, MATC Banjo 2 chords
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Last time I also showed you a way of playing Willie Moore that is
banjo [G] picking style than claw hammer.
This is actually the way that Burnett and Rutherford recorded it and
[E] instead of claw hammer.
up-picking style
the lead is
they call it [E] two finger up picking
There's no easy
100%  ➙  124BPM
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
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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 _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ 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 _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ 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 _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [E] The left hand technique is the same as an ink all hammer, so [G] you're still doing hammer on _ _
_ _ slide _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ No brushes, it's all two [G#] fingers.
Don't use your third finger to [D] play
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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
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_ _ _ 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 _ _
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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
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tapping in between musical phrases _ _ _
_ Struggle do that a lot in his three finger style
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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?
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