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30 Days of Banjo: Day 2 // "The Pinch"

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loving everything so far!
Comment from : @MerkCityTour

Wonderfully easy to understand I am neurodiverse and have a hard time handiling verbal instruction, but your language and patience really works for me
Comment from : @Bogcyndi

commenting for the algorithm 31 yo starting yesterday Thanks Eli, it means a lot to me
Comment from : @tristanevans1219

🤯
Comment from : @jackgharen

CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE PLAYLIST LINK??
Comment from : @Will-yj7by

Great video Clear, concise and correct No waffle, straight to the point and you didn't fall into the trap of assuming people know stuff I will be watching all 30 lessons Impressed Subbed 😊
Comment from : @FX_productions

Lets Go!
Comment from : @JackBauer79

I plan on getting a banjo for christmas 3 months from now so I'm looking at an easy way to learn Glad I found your channel It will set me up hopefully on doing half decent on the banjo
Comment from : @brutucas5904

Your the man
Comment from : @dakotamorales3933

Okay okay, I'm following along so far I kinda hate the picks thoughbrbrAnd i also wanna practice quieter till i sound better
Comment from : @Donottrustthegovermentblindly

i've always loved the sound of banjos and for the past 6 months, i've been toying with the idea of getting one and learning how to play i got a banjo secondhand and cleaned it up and put on new strings, and now i'm so excited to learn! your lessons are so amazing and really inspire me to keep learning you're a great teacher, eli! thank you :)
Comment from : @rosedowney12

Are you supposed to pick down with the thumb when doing a pinch? I guess you do as that’s what the name implies but I’m not sure Also is picking up and down with the thumb, say on the 5th string, is that preference? Or is there sometime you would want to go up and some down?
Comment from : @Mawsdtheking

So much to learn
Comment from : @matthewdenham7398

Day 2!! Thank you for making this one so digestible It was a lot to take on yesterday but when I picked up the banjo today, it felt a lot more natural and a lot less intimidating I can't wait for tomorrow!
Comment from : @vintagehorrorcinema

I don't even own a banjo what am I doing here
Comment from : @FirinMahLazer1

Best to you, Eli This is great!
Comment from : @Tibbles_McCumsies

I just started playing today, got lesson 1 down, banjo is tuned, I'll try this one tomorrow
Comment from : @cornbreaddiabetic4615

Thank you banjo man
Comment from : @larkymalarky9654

This is the best banjo resource I've seen yet! Thank you so much for the ebook as well!
Comment from : @Goldfinch821

Made it to day two - really like your style of teaching and want to get all the way through to day 30 - but work/life/issues will get in the way I am sure Will keep away from all the other YT lessons until I have completed yours Finally I'm doing something properly for once!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Comment from : @seancunningham455

whole song: 1:48
Comment from : @edidi5717

I've been playing guitar for more than 50 years I recently discovered the Southern Gothic genre of music & it sparked my interest in banjo I'm hoping that with your lessons & lots of practice that I'll be able to play some of these songs
Comment from : @Keninoz1

Dude these are great
Comment from : @nickburrows3844

I am so grateful for the time you took to bring these lessons online Thank you, Eli, for these lessons The way you present these lessons is easy to follow Practice is the key It reminds me of what Picasso is quoted for: "Without great solitude, no serious work is possible"
Comment from : @Tymmeisnow

Please how to tune my notes
Comment from : @godfreylesperance6633

This one was a little confusing When you say “the pinch,” I need to know exactly which strings you’re pinching on
Comment from : @422katieleigh

What about the pinch with the 4 string ?
Comment from : @mdm6977

Just got a banjo here goes nothing😨
Comment from : @OutdoorMishaps

Thank you
Comment from : @potsbox9584

I'm so glad I found this channel!! I'm a musician and play in a band - piano and keyboards Have been playing for 45 decades now! Anyway, I've wanted to learn the banjo for so long now Finally got one, but the books are incredibly hard to follow if you've never played before These videos are fantastic!!! Really appreciate that you went through all the trouble to put these videos together Very much appreciated! - Steve from Florida
Comment from : @slapeters2004

Earl and Ralph wear their straps just over their right shoulders What do you think about that?
Comment from : @claudiagarren2955

Already sounds like music! 🎉
Comment from : @cameronsimonton2515

I can't watch anymore Something about this guy and Jim pankey, that makes me want burn the banjo It's the voices I'm sure prisoners of torturers know what im talking about
Comment from : @markcobb6561

Good tutorials Thank you for the content
Comment from : @juliannapickens7802

Great !
Comment from : @gaetanmathieu

Why does my pinch sound so off? Everything seems to be tuned correctly, but the pinch doesn’t sound right at all
Comment from : @ryanmay971

I'm only on day 2 and I'm absolutely obsessed!
Comment from : @heatto162

My $138 Amazon banjo sounds nothing like your's!
Comment from : @gregbarnes1580

Superb videos I'm starting to follow them it's Christmas 2022 Learning
Comment from : @peterklauza1481

Having a hard time keeping my ring or pinky finger planted while doing the punch Any tips I can play day 1 boil that cabbage quite well but the pinch messes with my hand placement and can’t move my fingers the right way
Comment from : @CD2000

Relaxed and enjoyable teaching style and it helps you build confidence quite quickly,the lessons are perfectly paced and enough content to keep me as a complete novice on my toes I have never played an instrument in my 61 years but already find playning my banjo a joyful experience Thank you so much
Comment from : @stephenfrench2476

Thank you!
Comment from : @Hoss999

Thanks for the lesson So far, so good My anchor ring finger keeps getting in the way when I do the pinch, but I'm sure I'll get used to keeping it out of the way
Comment from : @linguafiles_

This is my second instrument, after years of fingerpicked autoharp (without picks) I was originally going to try banjo without picks, but your first video convinced me otherwise My right hand technique is great (five strings that are always in the same place is a bit easier than finding a few out of 40 strings that change with every chord), but using a fretboard instead of convenient buttons is frustrating and trips me upbrbrI decided to try out fingerpicks on my autoharps too, and they sound a lot better (and louder)! I'm going to use this entire series, along with learning basic chords in the key of G Right now the 'goal' song of this series sounds intimidating, but you have a reassuring teaching style that makes me believe I can do it Thanks for the video
Comment from : @matthewallen-morgan536

My grandfather offered to buy me a banjo and pay for the lessons when I was a kid because he didn't play anything but loved listening to the banjo I'm in my 30s now, he's long past but I am finally learning how to play it
Comment from : @jackadogoff8677

I can't emphasize enough how grateful I am for these lessons I bought me a cheap but honest banjo and I don't have someone to teach me how to play it so, once again, thank you for being here I'm a guitar player but the banjo always fascinated me on a whole different level
Comment from : @everdeneb4811

I taped my pinki and ring finger together! Loving the lessons thank you! Picks should be in tomorrow!! :)
Comment from : @jaydub5728

Thanks!
Comment from : @travisbosworth4387

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You've made it so easy to learn these basics I wondered if I'd be able to learn the banjo, but I'm doing it and loving every minute of it!
Comment from : @loiscorcoran168

I am having a terrible time keeping the picks on my fingers, no matter how much I push them on Are there any suggestions?
Comment from : @nanguynes1469

Thank you! learning to play the banjo is giving me hope that i can have hobbies besides nursing school :D
Comment from : @angelicdavidson7877

Eli thank you so much, on my second lesson I’m 63 and really enjoying learning to play the banjo, you are an excellent teacher and have helped me so much in the very early stages of learning to play properly
Comment from : @billydalzell328

boil dem c@bb@g3 d0wm, M@k3 D3m' B1zcUt$ bR0wn
Comment from : @ZorgShip9

Awesome! I'm loving this
Comment from : @myindigoblues5796

Thank you so much for this, your videos are very easy to understand and I was having a difficult time with banjo tab up until I found your videos I really feel like I'm learning a lot!
Comment from : @dontcopykomett

I was a bought a banjo for Christmas and I have to say I am loving this course I play guitar anyway but Eli you have a great style of teaching, keep it coming my friend-regards Nick from Wales UK
Comment from : @nickjohns1721

Drummer here Lifelong goal is to play banjo haha These vids are great brKeep up the good work!
Comment from : @mileyondrumz

just got my first ever banjo and I am having so much fun and learning more than I ever thought I would know about tab from you haha! Thank YOU!!!!
Comment from : @courtneyhasissues3644

Day 2
Comment from : @12Tundra

You are a terrific teacher I'm committed to the 30 days by your teaching style alone
Comment from : @Sloppy7ths

Thanks for your videos I just bought a banjo and was looking for some good tuto for begginers, and your lessons are really cool Simple, good instructions, not too hard, and effective !brThis is my second lesson in 3 days and I'm pretty happy, it come slowly but it come !brbrI see the progress, I'm not too frustrated, and it keep me motivated Just still have some issue for letting my right arm relaxed and my finger(s) on the skin, but i'm sure it's gonna come with timebrbrThanks again :)
Comment from : @freppazbenjamin7663

You are wonderful! Thank you for these!
Comment from : @arthurshat7793

I'm curious, what song begins playing at 4:32? Thank you!
Comment from : @zacdhill

Just started this course Thank you so much I just picked up the banjo and you explain this very well for a beginner I'm looking forward to continuing this course
Comment from : @eddytaylor

Here for day 2!
Comment from : @autumnm1458

Thanks!
Comment from : @realestateinthe6085

Or as my wife the violin teacher would say, "Don't practice it until you get it right, practice it until you can't get it wrong"
Comment from : @IGotNoCleverName

Outstanding! Thanks
Comment from : @jimbob5848

bought my banjo a year ago and tried to learn online couldnt really find anyone that moved at the right pace or anyone that had such a neat format Seeing this made me start practicing again and im really grateful you made this thanks
Comment from : @hushamalsaedy

I couldn't wait! I'm doing two days the first day!
Comment from : @camper7547

these lessons are so great! One question: does it matter if i use my thumb instead of index finger to pick the 3rd string? i have small hands and short fingers and find it tough to get my index on the 3rd string without my ring finger touching the 1st string
Comment from : @Laura-vy5vv

I only just started this series but I can tell it's gonna pair with my learning style way better than when I was trying to learn off the jim panky videos a few months before these went up Thank You!
Comment from : @ASuddenRose

these videos are sick man , really helping me out with my first instrument
Comment from : @Dopebenedict

OK, so I am on day four, lesson is day two, this is like rubbing your head and patting your stomach It's not technically hard, but frustratingly difficult to match up I'm doing all right on Boil them Cabbage Down, but the pinch is tough - working on it at about 40 bps, but I won't give up!
Comment from : @1611_KJB

Just got my banjo yesterday and I was doubting myself, but your videos have giving me new hope Thank you so much!! You make learning the banjo so simple and so fun
Comment from : @kloietennessen4688

Will you keep this on YouTube for longer than 30 days?
Comment from : @paulgrammas1011

I learned this stuff years ago from a musical friend; This video is great for beginners!
Comment from : @donaldlewis4742

I've been wanting to start busking with my banjo but felt so insecure around my friends who've been playing for years doing it so well by comparison I've already learned so much I can use to mess around and find new rhythms with on these two first lessons alonebrbrI think my favorite little thing you didn't have to add but brings so much to these lessons is showing us banjo players to listen to I've been so inspired by them and it's given me ideas for new songs/things I could play on the street, I've always liked the sound of the banjo but didn't know much of the history Watching videos and seeing how their hands move/how they hold themselves makes it feel so much more achievable!
Comment from : @jacks5908

For those of you who might not want to learn this wonderful instrument because of their age, take note There is NO maximum age for learning to play it! I had a lifelong love of the banjo, starting around 1954, when I was six years old In 2003, at the age of 54, I decided to take the bull by the horns and start learning I bought my first banjo at Zepps Country Music in North Carolina and have not looked back for almost 20 years! Now at 72, I’m still loving it brbrThe thing I love the most about this instrument is that you have to work at it to play a sad song and just when you think you know it all, someone comes along and blows you away with something different!brbrThank you for this video, it’s making me review the basics and I’m having a blast doing it!
Comment from : @sf7708

Thanks to you, sir, for your style and simplicity I've tried several times in the past learning from books but never could stay with it You make this feel attainable by dissecting into small enough pieces I can digest without feeling overwhelmed like the books all did Hooray!!!
Comment from : @clintwilliamson9282

These are great, thanks!
Comment from : @erinbaril2627

These lessons are seriously so incredibly helpful!!!! Thank yoooou!
Comment from : @unicornwitchprincess1004

Thank you for explaining simply, (I need simplicity as I'm 64😁) Do you know why Banjo shoulder straps are on the main body and not on the neck as well as the body off the instrument?
Comment from : @genemaughan1046

Hi! I'm tuning in today again and I just want to say that the way you notate everything makes it SO easy for me to practice I just hit "pause" and play what I see It's great!
Comment from : @aimsterg3208

Hey Eli! I'm just beginning to learn banjo and these videos are so helpful! You are a great teacher Love these lessons Thanks so much!
Comment from : @SamuelLittauer

Thank you from my heartLove it all
Comment from : @josefdetzer8717

Great to have a beginner course I've been learning for about a year and it's hard to find some proper beginners tuition
Comment from : @jeffevans4663

Hello Eli, how do I go back to review lessons? Thanks Jerry
Comment from : @geraldmajercik5801

great job Eli! I think it would be good for everyone to take some time again and concentrate on the basics at least for me
Comment from : @severinneukom