Tony teaches this classic Bluegrass tune using what he calls the “Steve Roll” based on a finger roll pattern that Steve Martin uses a lot in his music.
- Alright, we've been hanging out in G…for quite a while here, let's go back to C.…Do a tune in C that I learned, another tune…I learned recently from the The Carolina Chocolate Drops.…And this is called "Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind."…And to begin with, I'm gonna be using…what I call the Steve roll.…Steve Martin is a wonderful banjo player,…and as of this taping, this recording,…has a fairly new album out of all instrumental banjo music…with some, a few vocals thrown in, and he wrote…14 out of the 15 tunes, just remarkable.…
He has talents in other areas, as well,…in case you're not familiar with him, but…one thing that he tends to do in a lot of his tunes,…he has what I call the Steve Roll, which is jumping back…from the fifth, to the first, to the fifth string.…And I hadn't done this before I started transcribing…some of his music, but I've realized that there's sometimes…when just a forward roll or a background roll…or alternating thumb roll just won't do.…Nothing feels like it works.…And I've sort of hit the wall on some of these things,…
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- Playing intermediate banjo tunes
- Adding natural harmonics
- Placing your bridge
- Playing backup banjo
- Playing intermediate banjo tunes
- Expanding your playing style
Skill Level Beginner
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Welcome1m 25s
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1. Intermediate Banjo Tunes
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"Train 45"9m 5s
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The diggy diggy7m 29s
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2. Intermediate Embellishments
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Harmonics4m 25s
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Bridge placement4m 48s
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Endings3m 51s
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Fancier backup: Part 15m 8s
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Fancier backup: Part 22m 23s
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Fancier backup: Part 31m 52s
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Fancier backup: Part 45m 13s
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Fancier backup: Part 52m 29s
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Fancier backup: Part 64m 46s
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3. Intermediate Practice Techniques
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4. Expanding Your Playing Styles
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"Sandy Boys"5m 54s
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Blues etude: Part 16m 4s
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Blues etude: Part 27m 57s
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"Happy Birthday": Key of G4m 20s
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Conclusion
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ArtistWorks and Next Steps1m 15s
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