Learn How to Use a Capo Today! - banjo

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 123

  • @michaelbell8347
    @michaelbell8347 4 місяці тому +2

    I started playing for a local church, I’ve seen you on UA-cam many times. You’re a great teacher

  • @Genetherapy3232
    @Genetherapy3232 2 роки тому +2

    I keep watching this because I just like hanging out with Jim.
    His live videos are fun too. The way he explains things is the best.

  • @danhodkinson2615
    @danhodkinson2615 Рік тому +2

    Sorry for discovering this lesson so late. Once again, Thank you Jim. The world could use more people like you

  • @danhodkinson2615
    @danhodkinson2615 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you Jim. You make it all worth while.

  • @rachaelearley1857
    @rachaelearley1857 2 роки тому +6

    Very helpful to have all those keys explained and demonstrated. Glad to have this video to refer back to! Maybe someday it’ll be as second mature as it is for you… 🤞

  • @zachmac2011
    @zachmac2011 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Jim for all you do. Just got done watching banjo Ben and installed my own banjo spikes! Sounds perfect. Thanks for the tips on how to use them efficiently. So many new options!!

  • @Genetherapy3232
    @Genetherapy3232 2 роки тому +2

    Love the paintings ❤️

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      They’re from local artists

  • @Knappist
    @Knappist 7 місяців тому

    Many thanks Jim, a great insight to using the capo and finding the right key, your videos have been untold help to many of us 👍

  • @GrobmotorikJones
    @GrobmotorikJones 6 місяців тому +1

    props from middle-hesse, germany 👍

  • @astro781
    @astro781 2 роки тому +2

    Very informative video, Jim. Helps a lot. You are looking great---and sounding great too. Best wishes!

  • @NemoNepersonne
    @NemoNepersonne 6 місяців тому

    Useful video. I would add that if one is paying to have spikes installed, it’s worthwhile to also have one installed near the 8th fret, allowing easy playing in Bb when necessary with a capo on the third fret. Where I play, both Bb and B are rare, but it’s worth an extra few dollars to be able to play in Bb if one has to.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  6 місяців тому

      I play in Bb so rarely I prefer not to put a spike there. I capo at B and tune down.

  • @marinevet7273
    @marinevet7273 2 роки тому +1

    This video answered all my capo questions, wish we had instructors like you in WA. State

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Glad I could help ☺️

  • @billo9906
    @billo9906 2 роки тому +1

    Jim I also like the art in the background. Musical art for my ears and visual art for my eyes. Another great video.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Thank you kindly. The art is from two local artists.

  • @lynnglidewell7367
    @lynnglidewell7367 Рік тому

    Hello Jim. I'm a subscriber and have learned so much about Banjo from you. I didn't start playing Banjo till I was 69 and I've been playing for a year and a half now. I played Guitar and Blues Harmonica since a teenager but was a late comer to Banjo and Mandolin. I never have spiked my Banjo or installed a sliding fifth string capo yet. I play with other old geezers at my local senior center. Time has forced all of us to sing in lower ranges then we did when we were young. None us can get up high without blowing our socks off. C seems to be the magic key for the majority of us. When someone gets in a different key I use the Bic Pen cap top I seen you demonstrate in a previous video. Works good but you sure do loose them a lot. I glad you did this update on capo and Keys. Thanks.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Glad I can help! Thanks for subscribing!

  • @slee47471
    @slee47471 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much that was very useful and well done.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Glad I could help 😀

  • @garethwalters9885
    @garethwalters9885 18 днів тому

    Thanks Jim my I call you jim it feels forward to me but your such a nice man to me .Well I have just purchased a stag banjo. Before I found you some woman said that you tune your first string will be the bottom up thrown me a bit .thanks for being there jim.

  • @austinborst7920
    @austinborst7920 2 роки тому +1

    Had no idea drone string spikes existed and very excited about the idea

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      It's a very handy thing. :)

  • @kensharpe5545
    @kensharpe5545 10 місяців тому

    Once again Jim, you pull me out of the hole. This is a great tutorial on how to use a capo on the banjo. I play with a dulcimer group which favors the key of D. I use the capo 2 key of C shapes, but you done went ahead & stretched my thought process for other positions on the neck.

  • @micah-hooka7275
    @micah-hooka7275 Рік тому +1

    “Don’t loan your capos to your buddies, they’ll stick them in their pockets”……I’m one of those awful friends Jim 😂😂😂😞

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately, me too…

  • @stephenhenion8304
    @stephenhenion8304 2 роки тому +1

    I learned and played with Roger Sprung... like your style!!🎶🎵🎶

  • @garyblair1853
    @garyblair1853 Рік тому

    I do just like you do and get a lot of strange looks. Thank you 😀

  • @gastoncourty7462
    @gastoncourty7462 2 роки тому +1

    I never knew how to use the capo, thanks man

  • @clawhammer704
    @clawhammer704 Рік тому

    They people I play with here in NC love to play in B flat in the singing dept.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Capo at the third fret and hang on. 😊

  • @PHIL-ts8si
    @PHIL-ts8si 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the lesson, mr pankey

  • @TheDIZZYCLAN
    @TheDIZZYCLAN 9 місяців тому

    Very informative. Thank you

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching 😊

  • @davidmullen1335
    @davidmullen1335 Рік тому

    Totally awesome instruction thank you soooo much!!!

  • @muttandjeff5213
    @muttandjeff5213 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Jim!

  • @Skaldic_Works
    @Skaldic_Works 2 роки тому +1

    I like how you ended up playing the opening to Materhorn by the Country Gentlemen towards the end. Been wanting a good lesson on that song. I heard it was in D instead of F though

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Yeah, I think the CG did it in D, but seemed like a fun tune to play there. :)

    • @Skaldic_Works
      @Skaldic_Works 2 роки тому

      @@JimPankey I agree that it was a fun tune to play in that key. I do know they played it with the banjo capo past the 5th fret line that as well.

  • @taylorsvilleTJ
    @taylorsvilleTJ Рік тому

    Jim, would you please do a short video explaining your capo cheat sheet and how that works?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      I don’t have a plan to do that but it works like this.
      Look at the large sea foam green box…. If you pick one of those. Let’s just say Ab… that’s the key you’re going to play in.
      Now, look at the left column you’ll see the fret you need to put your capo if you stay in the same row.
      Now look at the top row of that column. That’ll show you what key/shape to play out of.

    • @taylorsvilleTJ
      @taylorsvilleTJ Рік тому

      @@JimPankey Ok, thanks, that helps. I understand the G position. I am just not smart enough yet to really understand and use the C and D position yet. I understand the concept, just not smart enough yet to put into use and practice. Thanks again, I really appreciate you. May God bless you.

  • @rogermcginnis2765
    @rogermcginnis2765 2 роки тому +1

    Caught me off guard with the Close Encounters...

  • @meriharris6707
    @meriharris6707 2 роки тому +1

    Do you ave a video on how to play “my home is across the blue ridge mountains?”

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Nope... but I bet you can figure it out if you apply what I teach in my beginner series.

  • @paulmarkowski9794
    @paulmarkowski9794 2 роки тому +1

    Another great video- thanks! Just getting into this phase- looks like your spikes are about 1/3 back from the fret, and can't tell for sure but looks like the opening is towards the other strings or downward as opposed to upward towards the finger board edge. Have you experienced either way and is there significant reasons- I'm thinking either way might be easier for different people to thread it in and out, but maybe functionally very similar? Tamaaato--tamooooto?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      I’ve always pointed the opening toward the other strings, but seen it done both ways. I’m not sure it matters.

    • @paulmarkowski9794
      @paulmarkowski9794 2 роки тому +1

      @@JimPankey I asked at banjo hangout and that seems to be a consensus. Just got my Shrubb capo in the mail, and I can at least do the Ab and A by tuning up- so played foggy mountain (thanks to you) in those additional keys- just because I could! Might help my brain adjust a bit just going up one or two steps on the ladder at a time! Baby banjo steps! Thank you for all you do- and we do hear you out here- after your Sweet Home Alabama and Country Roads, I'll try something on my own- other than Happy Birthday--and yes, we don't need no stinking tabs!

  • @ethanowings
    @ethanowings Рік тому

    My banjo that I bought has spikes at the third fifth and sixth

  • @FindingAlabama
    @FindingAlabama 2 роки тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @josefdetzer8717
    @josefdetzer8717 2 роки тому +1

    🥰

  • @clintchambers3757
    @clintchambers3757 Рік тому

    What is the difference in a 5th string bar capo and how is it used? Do I still need another type?, is basically what I'm asking...

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Choosing the Right Banjo Capo
      ua-cam.com/video/gA52mQtWw-o/v-deo.html

  • @marinevet7273
    @marinevet7273 2 роки тому +1

    Jim what frets do you have spikes on?

  • @severinneukom
    @severinneukom 2 роки тому +1

    I like to play with capo, especially pull offs I think are easier to play..

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Makes me wonder if you nut height is too high...

    • @severinneukom
      @severinneukom 2 роки тому +1

      can it be that the nut height is originally too high?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      Possibly… though I think it’s unlikely. Probably just enough difference in feel that you prefer pulloffs with the capo on.

  • @ethanowings
    @ethanowings Рік тому

    Most people said that the hinge is stiff

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      I’ve not experienced that. Also, it’s not like you’ll be taking it off once you’ve got it on your banjo as it rests above the nut when you’re not using it.

  • @comefindme13gaming32
    @comefindme13gaming32 2 місяці тому

    Hey Jim do you need Banjo Spikes to tune to an A. I’m always afraid of breaking my strings since I don’t know how to replace it.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 місяці тому

      You should be able to tune up to A just fine.

  • @markglore7196
    @markglore7196 2 роки тому +1

    To capo or not to capo. That is the question. Guess it depends on what you're capoble of....😉

  • @tednicolle9909
    @tednicolle9909 Місяць тому

    When do you capo the 5th string on the 10th fret?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Місяць тому

      Anytime I need a C note there...
      For example: key of F when capoed at 3 playing out of D position, or key of C when capoed at the 5th playing out of G position.

  • @johnnygreen1775
    @johnnygreen1775 Місяць тому

    How does a beginner play jedd clamped balad

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Місяць тому

      Super Simple Arrangement of The Ballad of Jed Clampett
      ua-cam.com/video/QU-R8FTUVZw/v-deo.html

  • @peterthomas1817
    @peterthomas1817 Рік тому

    Hi Jim, thanks for all the great clips. When I put a capo on my banjo, it goes a little out of tune (sharp). Why is that? It doesn't happen when I use a capo on my guitar.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Your bridge is probably in the wrong place

    • @peterthomas1817
      @peterthomas1817 Рік тому

      @@JimPankey Thanks for the reply, Jim. I've double-checked the bridge placement/intonation again (by comparing fretted and harmonic notes at both the 12th and at the 19th frets). The bridge seems to be in the correct place. If the head tension is too low, could that cause the pitch to vary when a capo is added? I'm fairly new to banjo, and I have recently realised that the head tension has been too low on my (Deering) banjo. I've been gradually increasing the tension of the head, and I think it is now at about at an "F" note. It still goes noticeably sharp when I put a capo on (e.g. at the 3rd fret). I'm worried about overtightening the head, but I see online that it perhaps should be tensioned to about G#????

  • @planetphatness
    @planetphatness 2 роки тому +1

    I use them

  • @sober-southoftheborderever3591
    @sober-southoftheborderever3591 2 роки тому

    Hi Jim. So, just to make sure. Where should I (that is my luthier) install the little spikes? Here in Brazil is very hard (at least where I live) to find a tech for banjo. So, hopefully my guitar guy will be able to install them, even thought I am scared to death that he might ruin my banjo neck. Cheers from Brazil!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Banjo Ben has a good video about installing them: ua-cam.com/video/70d73QEe7rg/v-deo.html

  • @ethanowings
    @ethanowings Рік тому

    What do you think about Paige capos?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      I think they’re just fine. I have two of them.

  • @ethanburnett4404
    @ethanburnett4404 2 роки тому

    hey jim, do you think it’d be worth it to put spikes on the 6th and 8th fret also? i have the 7th and 9th but sometimes people want to play in G# or A#… tuning is a pain

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      I have them at 6,7,8,9 and 10 on my Stelling.

  • @isaiahbarnett9062
    @isaiahbarnett9062 2 роки тому +2

    Hi

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Hi

    • @isaiahbarnett9062
      @isaiahbarnett9062 2 роки тому

      @@JimPankey Hi Mr JIm! I want to send you a clip of me playing a couple songs i learned from you. Where can i do that?

    • @isaiahbarnett9062
      @isaiahbarnett9062 2 роки тому

      @@JimPankey BTW I took your advice from the Q&A you just did when i asked you about a next level banjo and you said to save and get a RK-35 , I am going to save my allowance and birthday money and buy it. Thanks for your advice!

    • @kevinfay4062
      @kevinfay4062 2 роки тому +1

      @@isaiahbarnett9062 I have that banjo and it's fantastic. Heavy and it has a BIG tone. Make sure you get the RKR-35 (resonator version).

    • @isaiahbarnett9062
      @isaiahbarnett9062 2 роки тому

      @@kevinfay4062 Im goin to

  • @susanmiller9596
    @susanmiller9596 2 роки тому

    How do ya get the chart?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Link in the description

  • @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes
    @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes 2 роки тому

    Yes. You also need a tiny fifth string capo.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      That's why I use the spikes..

    • @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes
      @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes 2 роки тому

      I saw those, those are neat. I like making capos, are spikes as simple as they look? I sperg pretty hard for banjo at any capacity.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +2

      @@RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes Yup... just model railroad spikes.

    • @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes
      @RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes 2 роки тому +1

      @@JimPankey I reckon horseshoe nails with some filing will work if I can't find a craft store. Thanks again.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому

      Spikes are really tiny…

  • @kevinfay4062
    @kevinfay4062 2 роки тому

    I looked at the cheat sheet and I noticed wherever you put Eb you also called it F#. That should be D#, not F#. (Sorry, former college music major with an OCD.)

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +1

      Oops… fixed, but it was worse that that. The C column got shifted or something in my spreadsheet.

    • @kevinfay4062
      @kevinfay4062 2 роки тому +1

      @@JimPankey Sorry... in the D column, fret 4, you now have Eb. Should be F#... I can't help myself.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 роки тому +2

      Appreciate… I do find it interesting that you got fixated on the F#/Eb errors and missed the whole C column being off a whole step.

    • @kevinfay4062
      @kevinfay4062 2 роки тому

      @@JimPankey relative pitch, I guess... thanks for all the fantastic content you provide. I'm learning a LOT.