Hi Jim. I'm from South Africa. I was probably born to love Bluegrass music. 69yrs young. There are no banjo teachers out here, particularly not Scruggs style. So I have been following your tutorials and everything I have been practicing have been from your videos. Your approach gives one confidence to go and practice without fail. Please don't stop. You're the best. God bless.
Just what I needed at 4:20 am this morning Jim. Had to get the banjo out and run through the simple break. The wife did not need the alarm clock. Thanks for all your videos!
If every instrument had a TH-cam channel like this life would be so much easier. I was able to learn the Bluegrass style super quickly because of you’re lessons. Thank you so much!
For someone like me who spent the last decade playing Scruggs style, melodic banjo was always a mind-blowing, counterintuitive way of making music. But with this video, Jim, gave everyone a bridge or a gateway into the melodic style. It's about 6 minutes of teaching that will change how you play. 'Can't thank you enough.
Mr pankey I am a74 years old English person and have played in bands for over 50 years you told me to go behind the couch and get that banger l did.and now I can play 3tunes in 2 weeks thank you you are a saint sir
I know everyone’s saying it but this simple video makes me so happy. Not only do I get to learn a new banjo lick but your positivity makes me so happy. Been very anxious these past months. Thanks :)
was just on your channel and thought: it would be time again for Jim Pankey to upload a new video .. and lo and behold, there is a video! yay! At the moment I prefer to learn new licks and then try to incorporate them myself .. than to learn new songs .. more please! :-)Thanks Jim!
Love that you've been doing melodic stuff recently, I am trying to get a strong scruggs foundation down but melodic is the direction my ear keeps leading me. Thanks Jim!
Thanks, Jim Pankey. You are super useful and incredibly helpful to us wanna be banjo players. Always inspirational. Well taught as always. You are the best in doable banjo playing teachers who encourage creativity while learning basics. Mucho Gracias
Jim you are amazing! I love this. I don't know a lot of songs but every one I learned from you. I can wait to use this. My family will appreciate me playing something different. (lol) Thank you for all you do.
Love your stuff Jim! I’ve been a percussionist earning my AA in performing arts and I’ve always wanted to learn the banjo. I got a banjo for Christmas up in the North Carolina mountains and started to play, I’m on lesson 6 for your beginner guide and love playing every extra minute I have to hop on my banjo which I named Trixie. Thank you sir!
HI Jim , Like the malodic style I picked out single notes in the song MY RIFFLE PONY AND ME and with hammer on's, pull off's it sounds very good so a big thank you again to you I'm coming on leaps and bounds 👍👍.
Love your videos Jim just love them they are really interesting and I love how you are always positive and look really excited in the way you teach 👍👏👏👏better than these videos that pop up with certain folks and videos of people trying to analyse other people s. Musical working careers and trying to make a quick bob / nickel or two I call that jumping on the bandwagon . . Think you've probably seen them like most of us 🤔 ..........your lessons really help other beginner musicians out there 👏 and have helped me as had me on my banjo had it over ten years but was kinda stuck in a rut even tho I had a good knowledge of other instruments .keep up the super work Inc a lot of other musicians out there that dedecate there time to help others and please keep posting .as guys and woman like yourselves it makes watching the utube channel a treat and at least use guys deserve your 👍ups and that nickel or two ... brilliant 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏 magic Jim 🏴 🥃
Thanks Jim, as a mainly-fiddle player learning banjo, I tend to think in "melodic" pathways. I can surely see using this in a variety of ways/ tunes etc.
Very nice :). I'm starting to scratch the tiniest bit of the surface of this sort of thing in my banjo-do. A great place to use exactly this melodic thingie would be to mix into Boil Dem Cabbage down at those D7 chords. (CC slide, CC slide, C. CC slide 3/2 pull off, melodic D lick etc. etc. if that makes any sense at all lol)
hi jim i just went through all your begineer lessons- and started on your “ learn these next” can you rank these 16 tunes in order if easy to hard be a Big help to me love ya thanks - you make me smile and want to play more
Ranking those is kinda up to you. If you've learned the stuff from the first series, you can kinda pick and choose your way thru the "Learn These Next"
I love your lessons! Thank you! But... where are the overalls? 😉 But seriously I've had my banjo for 8 years and I'm finally playing it. I'm so grateful. Thank you, thank you!
I hope it's where folks are trying to teach the TH-cam algorithm what to show them (or not). There are those that just like to hit that button though. 😊
Great video Jim. Nice addition to what I have learned. Question for you though. Do you have a few names of some banjo players I can go find their music to listen to? Thanks!
Howdy Mr. Jim! I’ve gone through your beginner series and now I have some decent knowledge about the banjo, I even learned foggy mountain breakdown from your video. So my question is what do I do next? How do I learn scales on banjo, improvising, more rolls, general musical banjo knowledge, etc.? I’ve been playing guitar for 10 years which definitely helped a lot as well, but I would appreciate your advice for the next step, thank you!
Everyone’s hand is a bit different and what works for one might not for another. Despite that Auvergne considered doing just such a video... I’ll give it some thought.
Yes, Moonlight Midnight uses the first three notes of Jim's first four note melodic lick. Great to point out to me that I should be taking what I already know for one song can be used in new tunes.
Hi Jim I'm 14 and I have learned all of my songs from you and it is hard to learn without a teacher I would appreciate it if you could play train 45 if not I will keep trying
I am 14 and I learned all of my songs from you and It is hard for me to learn without a teacher. I would appreciate if you could play train 45 but if not I will keep trying
Hi Jim. I'm from South Africa. I was probably born to love Bluegrass music. 69yrs young. There are no banjo teachers out here, particularly not Scruggs style. So I have been following your tutorials and everything I have been practicing have been from your videos. Your approach gives one confidence to go and practice without fail. Please don't stop. You're the best. God bless.
Thanks for letting me be a part of your banjo journey 😊
Just what I needed at 4:20 am this morning Jim. Had to get the banjo out and run through the simple break. The wife did not need the alarm clock. Thanks for all your videos!
Banjo before dawn! Always a good thing.
If every instrument had a TH-cam channel like this life would be so much easier. I was able to learn the Bluegrass style super quickly because of you’re lessons. Thank you so much!
Glad I can help. Thanks for watching 😊
For someone like me who spent the last decade playing Scruggs style, melodic banjo was always a mind-blowing, counterintuitive way of making music. But with this video, Jim, gave everyone a bridge or a gateway into the melodic style. It's about 6 minutes of teaching that will change how you play. 'Can't thank you enough.
Glad I could help!
Mr pankey I am a74 years old English person and have played in bands for over 50 years you told me to go behind the couch and get that banger l did.and now I can play 3tunes in 2 weeks thank you you are a saint sir
Thanks for letting me help you learn!
I know everyone’s saying it but this simple video makes me so happy. Not only do I get to learn a new banjo lick but your positivity makes me so happy. Been very anxious these past months. Thanks :)
Glad I can make you smile 😊
Absolutely agree! That sparkle is so welcome now.
was just on your channel and thought: it would be time again for Jim Pankey to upload a new video .. and lo and behold, there is a video! yay! At the moment I prefer to learn new licks and then try to incorporate them myself .. than to learn new songs .. more please! :-)Thanks Jim!
More to come!
Love that you've been doing melodic stuff recently, I am trying to get a strong scruggs foundation down but melodic is the direction my ear keeps leading me. Thanks Jim!
Enjoy!
Thanks, Jim Pankey. You are super useful and incredibly helpful to us wanna be banjo players. Always inspirational. Well taught as always. You are the best in doable banjo playing teachers who encourage creativity while learning basics. Mucho Gracias
Thanks for letting me teach you ☺️
Jim is in the HOUSE! going to do this tomorrow morning.
Enjoy!
You always seem to make learning the banjo not so daunting. Thank you, Jim. New fan, but sure to stay a while!
Welcome!
He is the best.
Fun little lick! I'm glad you make these videos! I'm going to practice this one and try to include it into Cripple Creek. Thanks, Jim!!
Glad you liked it 😊
Jim you are amazing! I love this. I don't know a lot of songs but every one I learned from you. I can wait to use this. My family will appreciate me playing something different. (lol)
Thank you for all you do.
Enjoy!
Yep that’s handy! Thanks Jim.
Glad you like it 😊
Happy New Year, Jim! It's good to see you pop up in my feed. Thanks for being you!
Happy New Year!
Always love learning the melodic tunes jim! Thanks for following suggestions lol. Thank you!
Thanks for watching 😊
I love how you leaning down to talk to us. Awesome 😊
Thanks 😊
Love your stuff Jim! I’ve been a percussionist earning my AA in performing arts and I’ve always wanted to learn the banjo. I got a banjo for Christmas up in the North Carolina mountains and started to play, I’m on lesson 6 for your beginner guide and love playing every extra minute I have to hop on my banjo which I named Trixie. Thank you sir!
Thanks for letting me teach you 😊
HI Jim , Like the malodic style I picked out single notes in the song MY RIFFLE PONY AND ME and with hammer on's, pull
off's it sounds very good so a big thank you again to you I'm coming on leaps and bounds 👍👍.
Thanks for letting me help you learn 😀
The world is falling apart.
Me: Oooh, a new banjo video from Jim! Yay.
😎
What a totally great tutorial. Thank you! Eager to play with this. It also inspires me to play around with different made-up licks myself.
Have fun!
@@JimPankey I indeed had fun with this last night. Thank you!
Hello Jim and fellow pickers.
Thanks for yet another gem of a lick to slot into my banjo learning journey. Best wishes, Mark. (Exeter UK).
Glad you can use it 😀
Love your videos Jim just love them they are really interesting and I love how you are always positive and look really excited in the way you teach 👍👏👏👏better than these videos that pop up with certain folks and videos of people trying to analyse other people s. Musical working careers and trying to make a quick bob / nickel or two I call that jumping on the bandwagon . . Think you've probably seen them like most of us 🤔 ..........your lessons really help other beginner musicians out there 👏 and have helped me as had me on my banjo had it over ten years but was kinda stuck in a rut even tho I had a good knowledge of other instruments .keep up the super work Inc a lot of other musicians out there that dedecate there time to help others and please keep posting .as guys and woman like yourselves it makes watching the utube channel a treat and at least use guys deserve your 👍ups and that nickel or two ... brilliant 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏 magic Jim 🏴 🥃
Thanks for the kind words 😊
This melodic lick sounds really great. I will incorporate it for sure. Thanks a bunch.
Awesome!
Thanks SO much Jim. Just right for my level! I'll spice up CC tomorrow!!
You can do it!
Thank you Jim. Loving watching you evolve your channel style.
Thanks for watching 😊
I think I learned this in your Blackberry Blossom video. I didn’t think about doing it different ways though. Thanks again Jim.
Yup! Just goes to show how versatile the concepts I teach are.
So good! Thanks for the video
Thanks for being part of it!
Thank you once again Jim, these little “tools” are great for advancing from the beginning lessons. Happy new year and stay safe !
Glad to help!
Love that way to change up cripple creek! I remember the lick from blackberry blossom.
Yup! It’s a handy lick. 😊
Yes sir! Buncha little goodies there!
Thanks Jim!👍
Enjoy!
Thanks Jim,..appreciate your sharing.
Your a favorite of mine.
Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks Jim, as a mainly-fiddle player learning banjo, I tend to think in "melodic" pathways. I can surely see using this in a variety of ways/ tunes etc.
Awesome. I bet if you mess with it a bit you’ll find ways to change it up to fit a lot of different places.
@@JimPankey agree...
Soooooo nice to have something different to play on cripple creek. Thanks!
Enjoy!
Thank you for videos. They are a Godsend. Also I too am originally from GA...
Thanks for letting me teach you 😊
Love it all! Thanke you Mr. Jim Pankey.
You’re welcome 😊
Thank Jim, will try these.
Have fun!
Very nice :). I'm starting to scratch the tiniest bit of the surface of this sort of thing in my banjo-do. A great place to use exactly this melodic thingie would be to mix into Boil Dem Cabbage down at those D7 chords. (CC slide, CC slide, C. CC slide 3/2 pull off, melodic D lick etc. etc. if that makes any sense at all lol)
Yup! That's a great place to use it!
This is literally the "ABCD" of Melodic Banjo. Now it feels like I can play 90% of Béla Fleck's discography. (not really)
Well... maybe 80% 😜
Thanks uncle Jim you're a bloody gem!
☺️
Thanks Jim. Very useful.
You’re welcome 😊
Great left hand technique video once again right on the money thanks for everything you do
Thanks 😊
Sounding great Jim!
Thanks 😊
thanks Jim , From Tasmania, Australia
You're welcome!
I'm still hanging on in there, thanks Jim
Awesome!
Really useful lick. Thanks Jim! 🪕
Glad you like it 😀
hi jim
i just went through all
your begineer lessons-
and started on your
“ learn these next”
can you rank these 16 tunes
in order if easy to hard
be a Big help to me
love ya
thanks - you make me smile and want to play more
Ranking those is kinda up to you. If you've learned the stuff from the first series, you can kinda pick and choose your way thru the "Learn These Next"
Just great, nice break during chaos
Banjo makes the world better.
Thank you Jim!
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you, Jim! Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Jim!
You're welcome!
Hey Jim. Thanks!
You bet!
Life is but a dream
I love your lessons! Thank you! But... where are the overalls? 😉 But seriously I've had my banjo for 8 years and I'm finally playing it. I'm so grateful. Thank you, thank you!
All my overalls are all too big... gotta get some new ones.
I knew that lick sounded familiar! Blackerry Blossom man! Its Harlow from TT! Lol. I have been stickin that lick everywhere. It works
😜it goes everywhere!
Thanks, Jim! Also, you’re looking great, my friend.
Thanks 😊
Great video, very useful thanks
You’re welcome 😊
Love it! You’re the best.
Thanks 😊
4:15 - that's magical!
Thanks
I don’t understand people who hit the dis-like button..just don’t watch it..
I hope it's where folks are trying to teach the TH-cam algorithm what to show them (or not). There are those that just like to hit that button though. 😊
It might be his wife!!😂😂😂
Wow this is awesome thanks so much!!!
Thanks for watching 😊
@@JimPankey you bet!!!
Brilliant and simple tip..... thanks
Glad you like it 😊
Great video Jim. Nice addition to what I have learned. Question for you though. Do you have a few names of some banjo players I can go find their music to listen to? Thanks!
Earl Scruggs, Don Reno, Allen Shelton, JD Crowe
Love it, thanks
You’re welcome 😊
Your banjo sounds great
Thanks! This RK is a B E A S T
Howdy Mr. Jim! I’ve gone through your beginner series and now I have some decent knowledge about the banjo, I even learned foggy mountain breakdown from your video. So my question is what do I do next? How do I learn scales on banjo, improvising, more rolls, general musical banjo knowledge, etc.? I’ve been playing guitar for 10 years which definitely helped a lot as well, but I would appreciate your advice for the next step, thank you!
I have a playlist of a bunch of things to try...
th-cam.com/play/PLimF2H1ED8fVIxNJhHfX2ix_iRnJHvhMQ.html
@@JimPankey Oh thank you so much that’s great!
Killer vid thanks!!
Thanks for watching 😀
Thankyou Jim.
Thanks for watching 😊
0 dislikes as it should 👍
Give it a couple of days. 😜
The "midnight moonlight" lick!
Yep!!
Thx.good lesson.
Thanks for watching 😊
Hey Jim, any chance you’ve considered doing a lesson on California Chainsaw by the steel drivers?
I don’t really know that one.
Doggone it I liked it Jim
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Hey Jim! Do you tune to 440? I've been trying 432 and can't decide. I've been a student of the banjo for a couple years now. Love your content!
If you want to play with other people then 440 is the only option that really makes sense.
@@JimPankey yesir very true. You said something about feeling the banjo resonance in your belly. I must have bought a low quality instrument.
Hey brother Jim hook us up with “all aboard Train 45 leavin the station!!”
Good suggestion... I’ll give it some thought.
@@JimPankey awesome man!!! As I’m sitting hugging my banjo as we speak, lol
Nice Jim 👍😃
Thanks 😊
I don't know who gave this video a thumbs down but they're wrong.
It’s ok. I’m always glad to get the upvotes I do. A couple of downvotes is good too.
With all due respect Jim. Show off..!!!!.....Don’t stop I’m taking your on line lessons for Banjo. That’s again. Alan. from England.
😆 Keep picking!
I'm smiling
And crying
😅
Hey Jim Tom from New Jersey how about a little video on The proper way to hold Your left hand or is it just whatever works for you
Everyone’s hand is a bit different and what works for one might not for another.
Despite that Auvergne considered doing just such a video... I’ll give it some thought.
Old and in the way pig in a pen has a lick like that as sort of the main lick i think and maybe midnight moonlight
Yup!
Yes, Moonlight Midnight uses the first three notes of Jim's first four note melodic lick. Great to point out to me that I should be taking what I already know for one song can be used in new tunes.
THANK YOU 😊😊💓
You're welcome 😊
Hi Jim I'm 14 and I have learned all of my songs from you and it is hard to learn without a teacher I would appreciate it if you could play train 45 if not I will keep trying
If you've learned Foggy Mountain Breakdown, then you should have no problem figuring out Train 45
Hi Jim I was wondering could you do train 45 for a video
I could... buy if you’ve been thru my FMB video you could probably figure it out.
I am 14 and I learned all of my songs from you and It is hard for me to learn without a teacher. I would appreciate if you could play train 45 but if not I will keep trying
Cheers man,
Cheers!!
..oh by the way, I like a shorter video seeing how I grasp things slower.
I learn in little chunks too.
I like you👍
Late to the party. But good sruff. 👌
Thanks!
Great Lick Jim, thanks Davy
Enjoy!
Watch a lot of videos, on anumberoftopics, this is the first channel that I have subscribed to. Lovethevideos
Thanks for subscribing 😀
Thank you Jim !
You’re welcome!