Learning the Art of Clawhammer Guitar - with Molly Tuttle

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    Acoustic Journey by Molly Tuttle
    THE CLAW
    In the first of her series of monthly lessons, Molly Tuttle demonstrates a style of fingerpicking known as clawhammer guitar, in a tuning that is similar to a banjo tuning, sometimes referred to as “mountain minor tuning.”
    #MollyTuttle #ClawhammerGuitar
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  • @thehammer4
    @thehammer4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +755

    4 and a half minutes of "I can do that!" followed by 30 seconds of crushing return to reality.

    • @johnjenkins2047
      @johnjenkins2047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You read my mind

    • @Balazak
      @Balazak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Haha, sometimes I can forget just how good she actually is.
      It never lasts too long though.

    • @JeffMTX
      @JeffMTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Must. Go. Slow. Uhhh. Slower. Slower. Ah!

    • @Luckyrider1958
      @Luckyrider1958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm thinking the big red "S" is hidden behind the guitar body.. LOL!!

    • @GarethFlatlands
      @GarethFlatlands 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Sounds like me watching the breakdown of Big Love on acoustic by Lindsay Buckingham. I went from "is that all he''s doing?" to "I am so bad on guitar" in under a minute.

  • @kec5831
    @kec5831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Heard her play this past May in Asheville, NC. It’s an amazing experience to watch her play! It’s like she has super powers. And such a sweet, humble person!

    • @bentackett6299
      @bentackett6299 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How about she's our new favorite super hero, okay? 😃

  • @400_billion_suns
    @400_billion_suns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Molly, she’s amazing! So happy to see lessons from her. Thanks!!!

  • @internetsummoner
    @internetsummoner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love Molly !!! Please do more lessons with her

  • @deanfeldman2505
    @deanfeldman2505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome, a Molly Tuttle lesson. Rich!

  • @christopherecatalano
    @christopherecatalano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really cool playing technique and musicianship. I love that in between drone vibe you get leaving out the 3rd and being able to drop hints of M or m in and out at will...Great vocal tone too!

  • @CalmedByNature
    @CalmedByNature 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a old-time banjo player I love this!

  • @AnthonyWabo
    @AnthonyWabo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was soo amazing! MORE of these, please!

  • @nathanclay5798
    @nathanclay5798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Truly inspirational! Thank you for sharing your story and showing us the claw hammer technique!

  • @berkeleybernie
    @berkeleybernie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a great technique/style, and Molly is a master who makes it sound effortless.

  • @DlmlZ
    @DlmlZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Molly Tuttle, probably one of the most talented people on this planet. What she does on her guitar is absolutely jaw dropping! Thanks a lot for sharing this video. Please stay all healthy. God bless!

  • @rogo6567
    @rogo6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Merciless" groove!! This will keep me busy for a while.. Thank you Molly!

  • @NoOne-kr4jc
    @NoOne-kr4jc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this. She's always been a highly regarded player imo. Love that she got insight into this. Its basically the bass note at the last note before starting all over agsin.

  • @R_Thomp
    @R_Thomp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent, excellent playing! Great job!

  • @MrMusicguyma
    @MrMusicguyma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Neat. Good teaching style from Molly.

  • @donl553
    @donl553 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Molly! That was a great introduction to that style of playing. Definitely piqued my interest.

  • @julianschulz1620
    @julianschulz1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wow, her voice sounded so beautiful in unison with the guitar part.
    I really like the sound of that tuning.

    • @resourcedragon
      @resourcedragon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was very impressed by her singing, too.

    • @400_billion_suns
      @400_billion_suns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is an *extraordinary* talent (and by talent, I mean of course that she put in tons of work and practice to become who she is). Check out this video of her if you want to hear something else amazing!!! th-cam.com/video/awFeDMNiKX4/w-d-xo.html

  • @jimmymarchisotto8152
    @jimmymarchisotto8152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for my first introduction to the Claw Hammer method. I will be working on it!

  • @PlanetRockJesus
    @PlanetRockJesus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Saw her band a bit over a year ago in Baraboo, Wisconsin for $20! My wife, son, daughter and son-in-law all had fifth row seats. We knew she was an up-and-coming star, and that she would eventually become a household name, at least in bluegrass circles. What a great concert it was. She's an amazing guitarist and rivals Alison Krauss with her angelic voice.

  • @jonmaclennan
    @jonmaclennan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool! Love this clawhammer style

  • @markmartin3221
    @markmartin3221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks GW, and thanks MT! I loved it

  • @johnniemnemonic73
    @johnniemnemonic73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! This is so cool, what a great lesson. Can we have more of this please. Molly is really good, not seen her before. 👍

  • @iansing5278
    @iansing5278 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Molly,
    Thanks Guitar World...

  • @pickinanddiggin9128
    @pickinanddiggin9128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Molly is so incredibly talented and a truly good soul through and through.

    • @willstorm8331
      @willstorm8331 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good to hear good folk saying good things about other good folk.

  • @farnorthpicker56
    @farnorthpicker56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Molly is awesome, love this claw hammer style

  • @myowngig
    @myowngig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your backdrop Molly, Those posters are great!!

  • @hazujh7
    @hazujh7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome! :D I've heard that kind of sound so many times before but had no idea how they did it; this was very helpful

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never heard of this before. Thanks for educating us.

  • @epserps5055
    @epserps5055 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful playing. Thank you so much.

  • @nixternal
    @nixternal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Definitely need more lessons by Molly. One of my favorite guitarists & musicians out there now. I would kill to play 1/1000000th of that :D

  • @bwedwards67
    @bwedwards67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that technique. I want to explore it further. Thank you for the lesson.

  • @Galivantin
    @Galivantin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    You made it look easy. I had never heard of clawhammer style but it sounded amazing when I heard you play. Thanks

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch Andy Griffith. It's what Sheriff Andy Taylor plays all the time!

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      m.th-cam.com/video/BSG3shlHG7c/w-d-xo.html

    • @brandonvandelden7972
      @brandonvandelden7972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's NOT a musician

    • @collinsstudios7098
      @collinsstudios7098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Brandon Van Delden - What do you mean? She’s a phenomenal musician

    • @brandonvandelden7972
      @brandonvandelden7972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MegaStick93 anybody defending a female holding a guitar IS ALSO A FEMALE. That's you.

  • @michaelwhalen7991
    @michaelwhalen7991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Molly ! Who says an old guy learning by ear and a prayer during Covid lockdown can't learn a new trick ! Wow I think I'm getting it !...while also freeing up my trouble strumming.Can't thank you enough for sharing your awesome skills. Mike in Marblehead

  • @MericaBack2backWWChampions
    @MericaBack2backWWChampions 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was looking for Molly Tuttle guitar lessons and found this!! Exactly what I was looking for

  • @chrisgraham887
    @chrisgraham887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is excellent!! Great instruction! Thanks for sharing this.

  • @kayeninetwo3585
    @kayeninetwo3585 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'd never heard of that style of guitar playing before, which is amazing being that it's a logical extension of a well known banjo style. And it suits Molly's open and less rigid virtuosity. Cool video.

  • @marcosmith2501
    @marcosmith2501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating demo!

  • @wadesorchids7219
    @wadesorchids7219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your explanation is fantastic! Anyone who can pick at all can add this to their arsenal.

  • @robertmelia3780
    @robertmelia3780 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating and inspiring. 🌹

  • @amypolonsky
    @amypolonsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this so much. Thank you for sharing.

  • @bavlen
    @bavlen ปีที่แล้ว

    Well presented. I believe it is the best I have seen Clawhammer explained and demonstrated.

  • @Pickernik
    @Pickernik ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my!!!! Thanks, Molly!

  • @stephanebaron3039
    @stephanebaron3039 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holly Molly that was great! Thanks for the lesson

  • @DezMarivette
    @DezMarivette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was super cool! Even has an Irish sound to it! Thanks for sharing!

  • @heidi-jane
    @heidi-jane 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice lesson! I'm in San Francisco in your neck of the woods...used to see a lot of this at Amnesia in the good old days. Thank you for being so nice and clear!

  • @najibpeligroso8734
    @najibpeligroso8734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im glad to have a sweet teacher like you

  • @BHiemisch
    @BHiemisch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good explained, Molly, thank you and greetings from Germany 🙏🤗

  • @YesItsReallyKeith
    @YesItsReallyKeith 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you Molly ! very cool and love the step by step explanation !

  • @JulienMENARD
    @JulienMENARD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I felt in love with Molly Tuttle's music one year ago, i highly recommend this first (and only) album "when you're ready" and the ep " rise ". Just great songs, great vocal, great guitar, great arrangement. Traditional and fresh at the same time. And of course an amazing guitar player ... !!! By the way this technique is really interesting, let's work now.

    • @TheAsdsdswww
      @TheAsdsdswww 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 2019 she released another album

    • @skwrttj
      @skwrttj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve followed her for over 10 years.... amazing talent!... but so are her Dad and brothers.

  • @kencampbell9297
    @kencampbell9297 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Molly, great lesson.

  • @williamsmedley1910
    @williamsmedley1910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Molly, great information for a banjo player!

  • @neilbush9873
    @neilbush9873 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ,ive been playing clawhammer banjo but a guitar is lying in the corner, now i can use it too. i suspected all along it could work ,i wish Molly lived next door so i could direct my practise time efficiently .here in west aus don't even have a banjo teacher ,but I still enjoy the noises i produce playing a bit each day.
    Thank you Molly, such an inspiration.

  • @matthewwhite4761
    @matthewwhite4761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Molly is incredible! Dig it!

    • @skwrttj
      @skwrttj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      matthew white... Always!

  • @brucehanover890
    @brucehanover890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome, never heard of clawhammer guitar before, gonna try this for sure! 👍🏼

  • @jeffreyike841
    @jeffreyike841 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved it. Molly. Thx. Never quite heard or saw that technique before.

  • @TNTTruth1
    @TNTTruth1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very kool technique, Thank you for sharing!

  • @sboy1955
    @sboy1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice, sounds great, especially at the ending tempo...thanks!

  • @JAKENMK
    @JAKENMK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    New sub here, would love to see more molly tuttle stuff she’s incredible !

  • @ericjam6346
    @ericjam6346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    More Molly Lessons Please!

  • @crlguitar1
    @crlguitar1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Molly! So good....Perfection!

  • @rrrayrrray
    @rrrayrrray ปีที่แล้ว

    That. Was. Awesome!

  • @nicklandry8019
    @nicklandry8019 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good golly miss Molly! That was great !

  • @markroylance1584
    @markroylance1584 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Molly did 5 riffs for G P about 9 months ago.. The middle one was on claw hammer.... The mountain tuning is beautiful and I STILL can't get it!!! Nothing wrong with a challenge! Keep on plucking Miss Tuttle! X

  • @muchelleeaton6131
    @muchelleeaton6131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Not the same, but a lot like Mother Maybelle Carter's style. She was amazing. I love to show her playing style to my son. A great teaching tool to up and coming players. This was really good too, I will show this vid to him, he will love it

  • @JohnDoe-vf2yo
    @JohnDoe-vf2yo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Stephen Stills uses this technique as well. He was my main inspiration to learn acoustic blues and bluegrass.

    • @kurthallsman
      @kurthallsman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The minute she started playing full on, I thought of "Black Queen!"

    • @JohnDoe-vf2yo
      @JohnDoe-vf2yo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kurthallsman I was thinking of Toe the Line or Word Game when she started playing.

    • @r.k.2000
      @r.k.2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neil Young too, like on "Captain Kennedy" for instance.

    • @iyorit1089
      @iyorit1089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes,Stephen Stills ⚡️👍

  • @bobdaniel282
    @bobdaniel282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is entirely too cool! I love it!

  • @drivenbydemons6537
    @drivenbydemons6537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Been following Molly for a while. I HIGHLY suggest you search for her flatpicking videos. Trust.

    • @stevennieto9898
      @stevennieto9898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember first seeing her in a video about her getting a new guitar. She's superb!

  • @1000BrokenKeys
    @1000BrokenKeys 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    when played fast it really makes very interesting sound. thank you

  • @Heavy_Distortion
    @Heavy_Distortion ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Molly Tuttle!

  • @bodijisattva9333
    @bodijisattva9333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Molly . I've learned a lot from you..

  • @lawrencemckeon6802
    @lawrencemckeon6802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice playing. So precise. Very cool.

  • @ericmesser1
    @ericmesser1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Molly rocks......such a talented, classy person.........well done🇦🇺

    • @skwrttj
      @skwrttj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eric Messer... Yep!!

  • @jodesloo2280
    @jodesloo2280 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So very very brilliant Angel!

  • @paulschauerman2052
    @paulschauerman2052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Really interesting. I just like Molly's delivery too; not complicated and not showy.

    • @jeremeyholland1876
      @jeremeyholland1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially for how great a player she is too. Check out white freightliner blues that she covered.

  • @berlymahn
    @berlymahn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love her music.

  • @Larry30102
    @Larry30102 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super lesson!!

  • @vladartov2817
    @vladartov2817 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing!

  • @jaaklucas1329
    @jaaklucas1329 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a great player.

  • @benzuckerman
    @benzuckerman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JUSTIFIED! I'm hooked! Will try!

  • @Wanielyo
    @Wanielyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like the style when you tune to open D and capo up to G. Then end your “bum-dity” with index finger up pick on 1st string instead of a thumb note. The 1st string becomes the short/high G string on a banjo and strings 2-5 are tuned open G similar to a banjo. From there you can change 2-4 to any banjo tuning you like.

  • @mdlatham7
    @mdlatham7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome. Thank you.

  • @dadman7933
    @dadman7933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh yeah. That's getting learned. Thank you

  • @IamGulzow
    @IamGulzow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, that sounds great. I had never even heard of claw hammer before. Thanks Molly!

    • @skwrttj
      @skwrttj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      IamGulzow I’ve followed Molly for over 10 years... she has always been totally amazing, no matter what she does. Downloaded and saved all her videos... and brothers, Dad and AJ. are incredible as well. Look up all her stuff... you won’t be sorry! She’s written some good stuff as well.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      m.th-cam.com/video/BSG3shlHG7c/w-d-xo.html

  • @lornedey4040
    @lornedey4040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play guitar Scruggs style banjo and have always wanted to learn clawhammer banjo. Didn't know till now that there was such a thing as clawhammer guitar. Sounds very cool.

  • @bambielisabethfriedman8008
    @bambielisabethfriedman8008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great guitarist, great teacher

  • @jameslowther772
    @jameslowther772 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your a wonderful guitarist and teacher I’m new to guitar journey wouldn’t mind doing lessons with you your lessons are fantastic 🎸🙏

  • @miketaylor4993
    @miketaylor4993 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is so freakin cool! i had heard of clawhammer, but thought it was just the way some people pluck the strings when playing a rolling fingerstyle. life changing. thank u MOLLY! learned about a new tuning too.

    • @marcperdue9975
      @marcperdue9975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mike, there's a different style that Europeans call clawhammer that's more like Travis picking. I think Mark Knopfler has a TH-cam video demonstrating that technique.

    • @miketaylor4993
      @miketaylor4993 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcperdue9975 thanks! i'll have to check it out sometime.

  • @bidvision
    @bidvision 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Dad always used to talk about clawhammer, and he used to be able to do it, too. Now I finally understand what it is!

  • @TheNitsua59
    @TheNitsua59 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lesson I understood and can put to use. Thanks.

  • @fewhite5126
    @fewhite5126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it. I play banjo and open G guitar tuning. Down the rabbit hole we go

  • @kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub
    @kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Apparently I've been playi g claw hammer guitar for a while. Great lesson ty Molly

  • @carlosfigueroa790
    @carlosfigueroa790 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! from Central America, Guatemala City!!

  • @warmoth68
    @warmoth68 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative. And educational. I will definitely practice this. Thnx. 👍

  • @billshepherd5090
    @billshepherd5090 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was awesome

  • @jamiee172
    @jamiee172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's so cool!

  • @F1UX5AM4
    @F1UX5AM4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is amazing

  • @robertcrosby1322
    @robertcrosby1322 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson this style is new to me I"m going to learn it. It sounds good,thank you.

  • @einarabelc5
    @einarabelc5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    One of the BEST pickers I've ever seen. Saw her first on the picking channel: Troy Grady.

  • @soundshaper
    @soundshaper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Made me remember, I had a crazy friend in college who used to write songs simply on the open strings of a standard E tuned guitar, really only so much you can do, but I appreciated his zeal.

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That will teach you about interesting phrasing and call and response. I also had a friend in college who could jam on one chord for an hour and make it sound good. Fingerpicking a classical, always some ambiguous jazzy chord

  • @susanwright537
    @susanwright537 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow so cool!