Chords for Beginner Clawhammer Banjo Crash Course - How to Play in Waltz Time
Tempo:
109.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Alright now we're going to talk about time signatures
Sounds a little complicated and it can get complicated if you let it, but what I'm going to do right now is just show you two distinct
Rhythmic realms that you're bound to be functioning in 99% of the time when you're playing banjo in a conventional setting
What we've been doing so far is
Playing in what's known as common time for obvious reasons It's
Referred to as common time because it's the most common
Time signature and rhythm that you play with so what we've been doing so far is
Playing this boom chicka rhythm, and if you counted it out.
It would be like this one two three
four one two three
four
So your booms and your chicks would come on on the numbers one two
Three four one two three
four
Notice the notes the thumb notes are coming in between the numbers.
That's a whole other story
But anyway that [N] common time is also known as four four time and that's expressed if you see it written down
It's expressed like a fraction four over four four slash four
But generally you can assume that you're in common time
and if you're not you can assume that in that case you're in what's known as waltz time or
More technically as three four times so that would look like the fraction three fourths three slash four
Waltz time is counted in threes
So we have to kind of alter our
basic strum to fit into that one two three
Segment instead of the one two three four
Delineation that we use in common time so a waltz time or a three four times strum
Is broken down the basic way to do it the way we're going to do it for the purposes of this course is to go
boom chicka chicka
So it's going to add a chicka to the end of our basic strum
And that'll cover that extra that third beat and that'll be the end of our rhythmic unit
So this is a variation on the basic boom chicka strum we learned
Now all we're going to do is repeat the chicka part as soon as we play it the first time
[E] So it'll be like [G] this
We were to count it now, I don't want to get you in the habit of counting right now
I just really want you to listen and play along
The more you're counting and analyzing the farther you're getting away from the practical
Parts of the learning that you need to focus on right now, but for demonstration purposes.
I'll go ahead and count this out for you
one two three
one two three
and
see how again our booms and our chicks are falling on the numbers and
When we play those thumb notes the notes those are happening in between the numbers one two three
One two three boom
Boom
Just a slight variation on what you already know
But when appropriate when you're playing a song in waltz time
You'll want to alter your strum that way to where your individual unit is now boom
chicka chicka
We'll take a look at some
Common recognizable waltz time songs and that'll give you a little context here to what we're talking about with this waltz time playing
Sounds a little complicated and it can get complicated if you let it, but what I'm going to do right now is just show you two distinct
Rhythmic realms that you're bound to be functioning in 99% of the time when you're playing banjo in a conventional setting
What we've been doing so far is
Playing in what's known as common time for obvious reasons It's
Referred to as common time because it's the most common
Time signature and rhythm that you play with so what we've been doing so far is
Playing this boom chicka rhythm, and if you counted it out.
It would be like this one two three
four one two three
four
So your booms and your chicks would come on on the numbers one two
Three four one two three
four
Notice the notes the thumb notes are coming in between the numbers.
That's a whole other story
But anyway that [N] common time is also known as four four time and that's expressed if you see it written down
It's expressed like a fraction four over four four slash four
But generally you can assume that you're in common time
and if you're not you can assume that in that case you're in what's known as waltz time or
More technically as three four times so that would look like the fraction three fourths three slash four
Waltz time is counted in threes
So we have to kind of alter our
basic strum to fit into that one two three
Segment instead of the one two three four
Delineation that we use in common time so a waltz time or a three four times strum
Is broken down the basic way to do it the way we're going to do it for the purposes of this course is to go
boom chicka chicka
So it's going to add a chicka to the end of our basic strum
And that'll cover that extra that third beat and that'll be the end of our rhythmic unit
So this is a variation on the basic boom chicka strum we learned
Now all we're going to do is repeat the chicka part as soon as we play it the first time
[E] So it'll be like [G] this
We were to count it now, I don't want to get you in the habit of counting right now
I just really want you to listen and play along
The more you're counting and analyzing the farther you're getting away from the practical
Parts of the learning that you need to focus on right now, but for demonstration purposes.
I'll go ahead and count this out for you
one two three
one two three
and
see how again our booms and our chicks are falling on the numbers and
When we play those thumb notes the notes those are happening in between the numbers one two three
One two three boom
Boom
Just a slight variation on what you already know
But when appropriate when you're playing a song in waltz time
You'll want to alter your strum that way to where your individual unit is now boom
chicka chicka
We'll take a look at some
Common recognizable waltz time songs and that'll give you a little context here to what we're talking about with this waltz time playing
Key:
E
G
E
G
E
G
E
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright now we're going to talk about time signatures
Sounds a little complicated and it can get complicated if you let it, but what I'm going to do right now is just show you two distinct
Rhythmic realms that you're bound to be functioning in 99% of the time when you're playing banjo in a conventional setting
What we've been doing so far is _
Playing in what's known as common time for obvious reasons It's
Referred to as common time because it's the most common
Time signature and rhythm that you play with so what we've been doing so far is
Playing this boom chicka rhythm, and if you counted it out.
It would be like this one two three _
four one two three
_ four
So your booms and your chicks would come on on the numbers one two
Three _ four one two three
_ _ four
Notice the notes the thumb notes are coming in between the numbers.
That's a whole other story
But anyway that [N] common time is also known as four four time and that's expressed if you see it written down
It's expressed like a fraction four over four four slash four
But generally you can assume that you're in common time
and if you're not you can assume that in that case you're in what's known as waltz time or
More technically as three four times so that would look like the fraction three fourths three slash four
_ Waltz time is counted in threes
So we have to kind of alter our
basic strum to fit into that one two three
Segment instead of the one two three four
Delineation that we use in common time so a waltz time or a three four times strum _
Is broken down the basic way to do it the way we're going to do it for the purposes of this course is to go
boom chicka chicka
So it's going to add a chicka to the end of our basic strum
And that'll cover that extra that third beat and that'll be the end of our rhythmic unit
So this is a variation on the basic boom chicka strum we learned
Now all we're going to do is repeat the chicka part as soon as we play it the first time
[E] So it'll be like [G] this
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We were to count it now, I don't want to get you in the habit of counting right now
I just really want you to listen and play along
The more you're counting and analyzing the farther you're getting away from the practical
_ Parts of the learning that you need to focus on right now, but for demonstration purposes.
I'll go ahead and count this out for you
_ one two three
_ _ one two three _ _
and
see how again our booms and our chicks are falling on the numbers and
When we play those thumb notes the notes those are happening in between the numbers one two three
_ _ One two three boom
_ _ _ Boom _ _ _
_ _ Just a slight variation on what you already know
But when appropriate when you're playing a song in waltz time
You'll want to alter your strum that way to where your individual unit is now boom _
chicka chicka
We'll take a look at some
Common recognizable waltz time songs and that'll give you a little context here to what we're talking about with this waltz time playing _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright now we're going to talk about time signatures
Sounds a little complicated and it can get complicated if you let it, but what I'm going to do right now is just show you two distinct
Rhythmic realms that you're bound to be functioning in 99% of the time when you're playing banjo in a conventional setting
What we've been doing so far is _
Playing in what's known as common time for obvious reasons It's
Referred to as common time because it's the most common
Time signature and rhythm that you play with so what we've been doing so far is
Playing this boom chicka rhythm, and if you counted it out.
It would be like this one two three _
four one two three
_ four
So your booms and your chicks would come on on the numbers one two
Three _ four one two three
_ _ four
Notice the notes the thumb notes are coming in between the numbers.
That's a whole other story
But anyway that [N] common time is also known as four four time and that's expressed if you see it written down
It's expressed like a fraction four over four four slash four
But generally you can assume that you're in common time
and if you're not you can assume that in that case you're in what's known as waltz time or
More technically as three four times so that would look like the fraction three fourths three slash four
_ Waltz time is counted in threes
So we have to kind of alter our
basic strum to fit into that one two three
Segment instead of the one two three four
Delineation that we use in common time so a waltz time or a three four times strum _
Is broken down the basic way to do it the way we're going to do it for the purposes of this course is to go
boom chicka chicka
So it's going to add a chicka to the end of our basic strum
And that'll cover that extra that third beat and that'll be the end of our rhythmic unit
So this is a variation on the basic boom chicka strum we learned
Now all we're going to do is repeat the chicka part as soon as we play it the first time
[E] So it'll be like [G] this
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We were to count it now, I don't want to get you in the habit of counting right now
I just really want you to listen and play along
The more you're counting and analyzing the farther you're getting away from the practical
_ Parts of the learning that you need to focus on right now, but for demonstration purposes.
I'll go ahead and count this out for you
_ one two three
_ _ one two three _ _
and
see how again our booms and our chicks are falling on the numbers and
When we play those thumb notes the notes those are happening in between the numbers one two three
_ _ One two three boom
_ _ _ Boom _ _ _
_ _ Just a slight variation on what you already know
But when appropriate when you're playing a song in waltz time
You'll want to alter your strum that way to where your individual unit is now boom _
chicka chicka
We'll take a look at some
Common recognizable waltz time songs and that'll give you a little context here to what we're talking about with this waltz time playing _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _