"Bluegrass in the Park" 

Hickory North Carolina

at Henry Fork River Regional Recreation Park.  This event is hosted by the Hickory Parks and Recreation Department

 with the help of Warren Yates of Leisure Unlimited, Inc.

New Video Clips

Using video clips is a great way to learn music with the ability to see and hear how a song is being played.  One thing that you might have noticed is that you can't slow them down.  Here is what I do:  While the video is being played, I record the sound through Music Match Jukebox computer microphone as an mp3 file.  Then I use the Transcribe! program to slow them down.  

A Hot Run for the Guitar 

Everyone knows the song Nine Pound Hammer, or at least they should.  This song is one of hottest jamming songs of all times.  Again, Chris Messer has helped me to share a piece of his knowledge and style.  On this site, I have  posted quite a few small sections of songs.  The reason I did this is because a person can take these pieces and link them together to play almost any song simply by rearranging them.  Chris is playing the guitar on the video clip.  I have tabbed out his work to the best of my ability.  Even if your version of the run is slightly different, as long as it sounds good, it will work.  Click here to see the clip. This is a Windows Media Player file.  If you have Guitar Pro, Click Here to download the tab file.  If you do not have Guitar Pro, Click Here.   

 Banjo Tab

This tab is for Nashville Skyline Rag, Click Here to view it.  This song is played in the C position.  For the Guitar Pro file, Click Here.

Take a look at the "Practice Anywhere Banjo".  

The Warren Yates Method of Playing Bluegrass Banjo for Beginners

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