Chords for Get Rolling: Ultra-easy, No-fail Intro To Bluegrass Banjo Trailer
Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Well, hi there.
I hear you want to learn [Em] bluegrass banjo in the three-finger [G] style.
Well, you
came to the right place because on this Homespun video, I'm going to show you the fundamentals
of getting started even if you've never played the banjo before.
I'm going to help you with
your foundation and a more basic way of playing that will work great for accompaniment.
Just
a simple strum, and then you'll add in a roll, and that works great for singing.
Lost
all my money but a two-dollar bill.
Two dollars.
So it's G, D, G, B, D.
Those together make
your very first chord, a nice G chord.
So that's nice and easy.
Now, the second chord
you need to learn, and it'll open up a whole world of songs for you, is just a two-finger
chord called the D7.
We're going to play some basic music.
It should be fun, but it'll be
real simple.
The important thing is keep that strum going with your right hand, and keep
the chords changing when I change them.
These are all going to be two-chord songs.
I wish
I was in London or some other [D] seaport town.
Set my foot on a steamboat, sail the [G] ocean
around.
Sailing around the ocean.
[E] When you're learning how to make this chord, [C]
play through
the strings one by one, so you can really hear each one [Em] separately, and make sure you
don't have a sound [C] like that.
[G] Ain't gonna work on the railroad.
Ain't gonna work on
the [D] farm.
[G] Lay around the shack till [C] the mail train comes back.
[G] The string numbers are 3,
2, 5, 1.
We'll play a little faster.
So get your D7 ready, and I'll give you the signal,
and we'll switch to it.
1, 2, 3, [Am] switch.
And keep that chord going while your right hand
continues to roll.
Try to stay right with me.
Keep that rhythm steady.
[G]
1, 2, 3, [A] switch.
1, 2, [G] 3, switch.
And you can see how that is going to work as an accompaniment behind singing, like
[A]
[G]
[C]
[G] All my money but a two dollar bill.
I'm on [D] my long [G] journey home.
[N]
Well, hi there.
I hear you want to learn [Em] bluegrass banjo in the three-finger [G] style.
Well, you
came to the right place because on this Homespun video, I'm going to show you the fundamentals
of getting started even if you've never played the banjo before.
I'm going to help you with
your foundation and a more basic way of playing that will work great for accompaniment.
Just
a simple strum, and then you'll add in a roll, and that works great for singing.
Lost
all my money but a two-dollar bill.
Two dollars.
So it's G, D, G, B, D.
Those together make
your very first chord, a nice G chord.
So that's nice and easy.
Now, the second chord
you need to learn, and it'll open up a whole world of songs for you, is just a two-finger
chord called the D7.
We're going to play some basic music.
It should be fun, but it'll be
real simple.
The important thing is keep that strum going with your right hand, and keep
the chords changing when I change them.
These are all going to be two-chord songs.
I wish
I was in London or some other [D] seaport town.
Set my foot on a steamboat, sail the [G] ocean
around.
Sailing around the ocean.
[E] When you're learning how to make this chord, [C]
play through
the strings one by one, so you can really hear each one [Em] separately, and make sure you
don't have a sound [C] like that.
[G] Ain't gonna work on the railroad.
Ain't gonna work on
the [D] farm.
[G] Lay around the shack till [C] the mail train comes back.
[G] The string numbers are 3,
2, 5, 1.
We'll play a little faster.
So get your D7 ready, and I'll give you the signal,
and we'll switch to it.
1, 2, 3, [Am] switch.
And keep that chord going while your right hand
continues to roll.
Try to stay right with me.
Keep that rhythm steady.
[G]
1, 2, 3, [A] switch.
1, 2, [G] 3, switch.
And you can see how that is going to work as an accompaniment behind singing, like
[A]
[G]
[C]
[G] All my money but a two dollar bill.
I'm on [D] my long [G] journey home.
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Well, hi there.
I hear you want to learn [Em] bluegrass banjo in the three-finger [G] style.
Well, you
came to the right place because on this Homespun video, I'm going to show you the fundamentals
of getting started even if you've never played the banjo before.
I'm going to help you with
your foundation and a more basic way of playing that will work great for accompaniment.
_ _ Just
a simple strum, _ _ _ _ _ and then you'll add in a roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ and that works great for singing. _ _
Lost
all my money but a two-dollar bill.
Two dollars.
So it's G, D, G, B, D.
Those together make
your very first chord, a nice G chord.
So that's nice and easy.
Now, the second chord
you need to learn, and it'll open up a whole world of songs for you, is just a two-finger
chord called the D7.
We're going to play some basic music.
It should be fun, but it'll be
real simple.
The important thing is keep that strum going with your right hand, and keep
the chords changing when I change them.
These are all going to be two-chord songs.
I wish
I was in London or some other [D] seaport town.
_ Set my foot on a steamboat, sail the [G] ocean
around. _
_ Sailing around the ocean. _ _
[E] When you're learning how to make this chord, [C] _ _
play through
the strings one by one, so you can really hear each one [Em] separately, and make sure you
don't have a sound _ [C] like that.
[G] Ain't gonna work on the railroad. _ _ _ _ _
Ain't gonna work on
the [D] farm.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Lay around the shack till [C] the mail train comes back.
[G] _ _ _ The string numbers are 3,
2, 5, 1. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We'll play a little faster. _ _ _ _ _
_ So get your D7 ready, and I'll give you the signal,
and we'll switch to it.
1, 2, 3, [Am] switch.
_ And keep that chord going while your right hand
continues to roll. _ _
_ Try to stay right with me.
Keep that rhythm steady.
[G] _
1, 2, 3, [A] switch.
1, 2, [G] 3, switch. _
_ And you can see how that is going to work as an accompaniment behind singing, like_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ All my money but a two dollar bill.
_ I'm on [D] my long [G] journey home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, hi there.
I hear you want to learn [Em] bluegrass banjo in the three-finger [G] style.
Well, you
came to the right place because on this Homespun video, I'm going to show you the fundamentals
of getting started even if you've never played the banjo before.
I'm going to help you with
your foundation and a more basic way of playing that will work great for accompaniment.
_ _ Just
a simple strum, _ _ _ _ _ and then you'll add in a roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ and that works great for singing. _ _
Lost
all my money but a two-dollar bill.
Two dollars.
So it's G, D, G, B, D.
Those together make
your very first chord, a nice G chord.
So that's nice and easy.
Now, the second chord
you need to learn, and it'll open up a whole world of songs for you, is just a two-finger
chord called the D7.
We're going to play some basic music.
It should be fun, but it'll be
real simple.
The important thing is keep that strum going with your right hand, and keep
the chords changing when I change them.
These are all going to be two-chord songs.
I wish
I was in London or some other [D] seaport town.
_ Set my foot on a steamboat, sail the [G] ocean
around. _
_ Sailing around the ocean. _ _
[E] When you're learning how to make this chord, [C] _ _
play through
the strings one by one, so you can really hear each one [Em] separately, and make sure you
don't have a sound _ [C] like that.
[G] Ain't gonna work on the railroad. _ _ _ _ _
Ain't gonna work on
the [D] farm.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Lay around the shack till [C] the mail train comes back.
[G] _ _ _ The string numbers are 3,
2, 5, 1. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We'll play a little faster. _ _ _ _ _
_ So get your D7 ready, and I'll give you the signal,
and we'll switch to it.
1, 2, 3, [Am] switch.
_ And keep that chord going while your right hand
continues to roll. _ _
_ Try to stay right with me.
Keep that rhythm steady.
[G] _
1, 2, 3, [A] switch.
1, 2, [G] 3, switch. _
_ And you can see how that is going to work as an accompaniment behind singing, like_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ All my money but a two dollar bill.
_ I'm on [D] my long [G] journey home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _