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Subject: RE: fingerstyle lead playing
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:19:39 +0000

Mickey

Thanks for your quick response. You say you flatpick in a fingerpicking style. Would you be able to give me an example of your style in a song like "Rolling in my sweet baby's arms or Wabash Cannon Ball? Notes or tablature it doesn't matter. I'm always open to new ideas. Good luck on producing a book or video on this subject. Let me know when its done.

Thanks again.

Kevin

Greetings Kevin,

There are many examples of this approach included on our video sampler section:
http://www.folkofthewood.com/page319.htm

Most is done on mandolin in the fingerstyle approach...and, you might find a few examples of the fingerstyle flatpicking approach on some of our 6-string banjo samplers.

We also have some written music examples of single string style on a 5-string banjo...which can be easily translated to 6-string banjo by tuning your 6-string to open G tuning: D G D G B D
http://www.folkofthewood.com/page3.htm

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Subject: Fingerpicking the banjitar
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 21:09:14 +0000

Hi Mickey,

Greetings Kevin,

I have just recently purchased a 6 string banjitar and find it to be a very unique instrument. I play guitar and do a lot of jamming with family members playing bluegrass and country. I have no problem flat picking the banjitar for most songs but I am having problems finding information or music on a fingerpicking style for the melody as the lead.

Yes, for some reason this medium and approach has been largely ignored. I play with both a flatpick and fingerpicks...and can play most anything I play with a flatpick in a fingerstyle fashion...only, I cannot imitate what I do with fingerpicks with a flatpick. Yes, lead playing can be performed effectively well with fingerpicks...some other players who have pursued fingerstyle lead playing include: Wayne Henderson, Chet Atkins, Don Reno, Eddie Adcock and Bela Fleck...why it's not popular today is beyond me...why there isn't any learning materials (that I know of) focusing on fingerstyle lead, is beyond me...the only book that comes to mind is Tommy Flint's "Fingerstyle Lead Solos" published by Mel Bay...

I hope to work on some learning materials covering this approach myself...both on video and book format...

Please stay tuned, Mickey


Do you have any suggestions????

Thanks in advance,

Kevin--