As a clawhammer banjo player, the algorithm sent me here. I gotta say, you're an entertaining fellow and I imagine a great teacher if I ever picked up a guitar.
I love the excitement that Clawhammer guitar is generating. To answer some of the below questions, light and medium gauge strings both work. The tuning here is double D. And yes, the drop thumb is the same as on a banjo. But it is crucial to internalize the Bum Ditty before trying fancy stuff, one of the points my poor students have heard me say a million times. Patience, Grasshopper. The wait is well worth it. Steve Baughman
I bought the DVD, and it's the best $25 I've ever spent on a music lessons. The DVD is easy to navigate, the sound and picture clarity is spot on, and it's given enough material for quite a while. Highly recommended. Dave Bagwill
Has Sarah heard this yet? She's likely too spaced out anyway, staring at Alaska from her living room window. Great playing by the way. Anxious to try it out.
Bonjour, Je suis Français et pratique depuis 30 ans la guitare folk , le banjo et la mandoline bluegrass . Je suis abonné à Peghead Nation aussi . J'apprends le clawhammer depuis deux semaines grâce à vous car votre cours , même bref , est pédagogique . Un grand merci , vous êtes un sacré musicien et je connais bien la fatigue des mains puisque je suis ébéniste alors , le clawhammer est tout indiqué en fin de journée ! bernard
Thanks for the kind words, Bernard. Yes, take care of your hands. The right hand should be relaxed during clawhammer. Maybe it's different from carpentry. :-) Have fun.
Being a nerd and a guitar player learning claw hammer I made the correlation of the simplicity and power of lambda calculus with claw hammer. Both are very simple and versatile.
Steve, I have been playing for 38 years and sound pretty good but you just schooled me in the most awesome way. Love your style, best guitar lesson EVER. My compliments to your recording engineer/ studio as well. Perfecto!
Awesome video, gotta wait a week for my banjo to come in and came across this, very descriptive, easy to learn, even figured out the harmonic tapping, for those of you who don't know how it's done, tap directly on the fret, 12 frets away from the root note, practice on the 12th fret, once you get that down, put your finger on the third fret of any string and count 12 frets up from that (15th), you can figure it out from there, I never knew it could sound so deadly
you, steve, remind me of eddie daniels doin instructional clarinet videos. you are an inspirational teacher! started yesterday trying to get clawhammer underhand. love the music!!
I'm English, have played guitar for over 30 years and I've heard no one here refer to Travis Picking as Clawhammer! Everyone here knows that Clawhammer is a downpicking banjo technique. Also most people in the UK are either pro monarch, or like me just are just apathetic about it - we just don't see advantages in creating more politicians to vote for - it just encourages them! Having said all that this looks like a very cool video and one I'll look to adding to my collection. Nice one Steve!
Steve your playing is superb..a smooth captivating rhythmic sound that demands to be heard over and over..thanks for sharing your skills with us bunch o would be Clawhammer pickers....!
Great lesson. I like the fact that the bottom of your git is "cut off" which means that for long-armed dudes the body of the guitar isn't stuck under your arm pit, deadening your nerves!
Hi Steve, great vid. This is helping me get used to the clawhammer style on my 6 string before I actually get a banjo. Hopefully the muscle memory will have a head start. Subscribed!
Great video. I'd learned the "Frailing" guitar techniques from Steve a few years ago. Now I'm going to learn this "Clawhammer" techniques by ordering his DVD. Thx Steve!
Really really cool. I'd not even been aware of this style played this way until today. Something that I'm going to have to learn. Really well explained too! Thanks.
I'm really digging your progressive styles of playing. I'm a long time guitar player and short term banjo player. I switched to banjo because arthritis has limited my ability to hold on to a flat pick. I recently stumbled onto your video covering the California roll. Cool stuff, maybe a bit advanced for me but I'm definitely getting it. This video along with a couple videos I've seen of Molly Tuttle using the clawhammer guitar technique may just save my old Martin from forever languishing in it's case. I can't wait to give this a go! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing guitar style!
dannoharlski So sorry to hear about the arthritis. Yes, Banjo was actually much easier on the left hand, and if you’re doing claw hammer you don’t need a whole lot of flexibility in your right hand. I wish you much luck and joy on this journey.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. This is really a great explanation of the technique. I am really glad I found this tutorial, definitely an advanced course to discover a whole new approach to playing.
thanks Steve....I just ordered your video yesterday and cant wait to get started hopefully this weekend.....I'm an intermediate player so It should be reasonably easy to get the hang of it...just so happened that I was writing a song in double drop d and this technique will work great for an intro/outro! thanks again!
Great lesson Steve, flowing and fast with a sense of calm about it. Threw away the pick and finally got a handle on Travis picking 6 months ago, having fun with it but years of being a mechanic has given rise to a touch of the clawhand syndrome. Glad i found this lesson, it'll keep me going. Many thanks
Hi Steve -- I took a Zen Banjo seminar from you years ago, had trouble with Drop-thumbing, but now think I can play the Drop-thumb needed for the Clawhammer Guitar; Sounds great with the Harmonics.
Hello Steve. I really enjoyed this video. I'm primarily a banjo picker, Just picked up mandolin and started getting back into guitar. I normally play guitar in Open D but i'm looking forward to learning Double Drop D now. Keep up the great work. Your videos are really inspirational.
This is a really cool video! I love the names of all the techniques though, they were like the Adam West Batman series, with everything starting with 'bat'. To the clawmobile!
A very simple technique, but tricky until it is internalized. Once there, the payoff is huge. But it takes some concentration and repetition to get it in your blood.
FANTASTIC! ive been getting addicted to double drop d over the last month, and after watching this video im gonna have to insist on buying your dvd! - heres a question for you have you tried mixing this technique with a slide on your little finger? if so does it work/sound nice
Terence Honeyford Hi Terence, I replied to this, but in the wrong field. I am working on claw slide as we speak. I am not a slide player but I think there is MASSIVE potential for clawhammer slide guitar.
Just bought the mp4 from Celtic Guitar and can't wait to jump in, Steve. BTW, the listing for your DVD on Amazon has the price at $375.22, so you should check into that.
Thanks ,I stumbled on Claw by accident after struggling with organized finger picking for 30 years. I realized ,oh this must be clawhammer technique! I lost 20 years all because Im ignorant of the people who came before I . Better late than never!
He is basically doing a banjo tuning (first 4 strings) for the guitar. I do this on my baritone ukulele so I can practice banjo tunes when I am waiting and traveling on the ferry.
Clawhammer or fraling feels so natural when you know how to do it...but when you start out as a beginner (banjor or guitar) it feels like "ehhr wtf is this!?" ;) Love playing the clawhammer guitar or banjo!
Looks great , I am excited , only thing is : All we can see of your right hand are your knuckles . Does the course show us a view of right hand from the fretboard nut ? I would like to see what your finger tips are doing . Thanks...Vernon
Hi Vmars. The DVD was a multi camera shoot and it contains some tab for the tunes. We focused mainly on right hand, since that is where the groove comes from, but I think there is enough info for folks to understand what is happening on the left hand. But I don't think we had much in the way of left hand finger close-ups. thanks for your interest. all the best to you. sb
PowerOfClaw Hi Steve , Yes , its the Right-Hand I am referring to . All I can see are your knuckles . I would like to see the 1st joint of index finger etc.. Thanks...Vernon
Does anyone know where to pick up the power of claw DVD? I ordered it and never received it. As much as I would love to do Steve's lessons on peghead all I really need is this Dvd
Nicholas. I’m sorry I did not see this earlier. I don’t know what happened if you ordered it but didn’t receive it. Please email me and let’s resolve this. Zenbanjo@gmail.com sincere apologies for this having happened.
This is great stuff for a banjo frailer looking to play guitar -- as I am. I was a little surprised at the Double-D tuning instead of Open-G. Do you ever drop thumb for an alternating bass or melodic play? Great idea. Great video.
Terence. Great that you ask about clawhammer SLIDE. I have just begun experimenting with it. I am a rank beginner with slide guitar but I think there may be a fantastic world of sounds to be created here with clawhammer technique. Maybe you can post some clips after you explore? Anyone else? This is a subject of much interest to me. In fact, a few weeks ago I contacted Scott Ainslie to ask about slide clawhammer. (He plays slide guitar and clawhammer banjo.) We will be meeting in North Carolina next month and will see what we come up with. Great question, great subject.
Patrick Costello here on the gootube uses a slide with clawhammer banjo in his "Frailing the Blues Lesson one" I have been planning on getting my banjo this week for weeks and financial crisis happened (of course) so working on clawhammer strum on crappy free classical guitar that I repaired...your video is very helpful and makes the practice sound much better! Very cool sound. Thank you!
PowerOfClaw Great video, Just ordered your dvd, I'm really set on getting this. 3 wee questions ;o): 1. When you put your thumb to the E-string, is the string centered in the middle of your thumb or is it off somewhat to either side? Is the thumb "cocked" in advance? 2. As you flick your thumb, is your picking hand as a whole kept completely parallel to the strings or do you rotate slightly as you flick. 3. Is it just the thumb moving slightly outward as you press and release while the picking hand is kept at the same distance to the body of the guitar throughout the entire strumming motion? Details I know, but I'm keen to get my focus right from the outset. Cheers and thanks for sharing, this is just great.
Good Qs. 1. The string hits my thumb around the middle, usually. But your call, as long as you get the string :-) Yes, thumb is cocked a bit. 2. I flick my wrist slightly usually, but not always. Your call. 3. Sorry to be non-committal, but this depends on how assertive I am being. On louder pieces I may move my thumb outward more. On slower ones it may be a gentle bounce. Wasilla Weed falls in the more aggressive category. I hope this helps. sb
PowerOfClaw Sure. Makes a lot of sense. I was able to get a closer look on the dvd as well which helps too. But it was exactly the changing energy at different levels of "assertiveness" which sparked the question, so good call. Thanks a bunch man and thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Steve! I bought your DVD! I like the songs on your DVD, but it would be great if you could post some more examples of playing with the clawhammer method! I've almost got it down. By the way, Wasilla Weed rocks!
it is a rhythmic technique, a repetitive groove, very common in old time music, blues, tribal music, Kirtan, etc. But it does take some effort to internalize the pattern. After that, the
Not the delayed thumb, and he definitely is using a pick but the way he also grazes the strings with the rest of his right hand, improvising over the melody in solos like on suite judy blue eyes, black queen, treetop flyer. www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-lessons-news/deft-fingerpicking-odd-tuning-riffage-stephen-stills
Steve--but the subtitle to your "Frailing the Guitar" is "Unleashing the Clawhammer in Guitar Fingerpicking." When that book was published in 2001, did you at the time consider the technique discussed therein to be clawhammer for guitar?
Mr steve i couldnt understand how to use the fingers to play individual strings in this clawhammer style i am really confused on how to use the back of the fore finger to play the individual strings , can you please do a close up on isolating the individual strings.
I thought I saw you do some drop-thumbing at the beginning of this video. Do you use the drop-thumb the same way you would on a banjo? Loved this video!!!!
Died when he said "Playing with ya Hoe and come back with HOE HANDS" HAHAAAA!! Good lesson,but I think I been playing something like Clawhammer. Imma stick to it. Good lesson though. I'll use some of this
As a clawhammer banjo player, the algorithm sent me here. I gotta say, you're an entertaining fellow and I imagine a great teacher if I ever picked up a guitar.
"Make sure you breathe. Make sure you're kind to yourself..." LOL. Great teaching.
I saw Steve in an in-house concert in Fair oaks. One of the absolute best guitarists I've seen
Holy moly. This guy is on a different planet than most guitarist
I love the excitement that Clawhammer guitar is generating. To answer some of the below questions, light and medium gauge strings both work. The tuning here is double D. And yes, the drop thumb is the same as on a banjo. But it is crucial to internalize the Bum Ditty before trying fancy stuff, one of the points my poor students have heard me say a million times. Patience, Grasshopper. The wait is well worth it. Steve Baughman
Finally! A claw hammer video that cuts to the chase.
...WOW!!! THANK YOU, FOR THIS AMAZING LESSON ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING STRUMMING TECHNIQUE!
Ordered the DVD off Amazon
very nice!
I bought the DVD, and it's the best $25 I've ever spent on a music lessons. The DVD is easy to navigate, the sound and picture clarity is spot on, and it's given enough material for quite a while. Highly recommended.
Dave Bagwill
Has Sarah heard this yet? She's likely too spaced out anyway, staring at Alaska from her living room window. Great playing by the way. Anxious to try it out.
Bonjour,
Je suis Français et pratique depuis 30 ans la guitare folk , le banjo et la mandoline bluegrass . Je suis abonné à Peghead Nation aussi .
J'apprends le clawhammer depuis deux semaines grâce à vous car votre cours , même bref , est pédagogique .
Un grand merci , vous êtes un sacré musicien et je connais bien la fatigue des mains puisque je suis ébéniste alors , le clawhammer est tout indiqué en fin de journée !
bernard
Thanks for the kind words, Bernard. Yes, take care of your hands. The right hand should be relaxed during clawhammer. Maybe it's different from carpentry. :-) Have fun.
Being a nerd and a guitar player learning claw hammer I made the correlation of the simplicity and power of lambda calculus with claw hammer.
Both are very simple and versatile.
Thanks for the clear, no nonsense, explanation.
Steve, I have been playing for 38 years and sound pretty good but you just schooled me in the most awesome way. Love your style, best guitar lesson EVER. My compliments to your recording engineer/ studio as well. Perfecto!
Early Audio Well, Damn! Thank you.
Awesome video, gotta wait a week for my banjo to come in and came across this, very descriptive, easy to learn, even figured out the harmonic tapping, for those of you who don't know how it's done, tap directly on the fret, 12 frets away from the root note, practice on the 12th fret, once you get that down, put your finger on the third fret of any string and count 12 frets up from that (15th), you can figure it out from there, I never knew it could sound so deadly
you, steve, remind me of eddie daniels doin instructional clarinet videos. you are an inspirational teacher! started yesterday trying to get clawhammer underhand. love the music!!
Bill Sims 😎Kind of you. Thanks.
Thank you
Bless up Steve!
Sir, You are a great teacher.
I'm English, have played guitar for over 30 years and I've heard no one here refer to Travis Picking as Clawhammer! Everyone here knows that Clawhammer is a downpicking banjo technique. Also most people in the UK are either pro monarch, or like me just are just apathetic about it - we just don't see advantages in creating more politicians to vote for - it just encourages them!
Having said all that this looks like a very cool video and one I'll look to adding to my collection. Nice one Steve!
Love it, great lesson - you explain it well. Was on absolutely-no-clue this morning, now I'm dum-diddling all the day. Absolutely my thing!
jackdeidolci nice. Thanks.
I bought his cd years ago… just happened on this tonight.. so awesome think I’ll give it another shot!!
Adding the slides and pulloffs is a nice touch
First time I see this: simply amasing. Love that technique!
Steve your playing is superb..a smooth captivating rhythmic sound that demands to be heard over and over..thanks for sharing your skills with us bunch o would be Clawhammer pickers....!
Thank you, Gerry. Much appreciated.
sb
Great lesson. I like the fact that the bottom of your git is "cut off" which means that for long-armed dudes the body of the guitar isn't stuck under your arm pit, deadening your nerves!
Thank you so much! I always wondered how they do that!
Most excellent ... seems it takes you into the zone ... and I am rich there with you .. love the sound
Hi Steve, great vid. This is helping me get used to the clawhammer style on my 6 string before I actually get a banjo. Hopefully the muscle memory will have a head start. Subscribed!
Great video. I'd learned the "Frailing" guitar techniques from Steve a few years ago. Now I'm going to learn this "Clawhammer" techniques by ordering his DVD. Thx Steve!
thats excellant patient instruction ,I am going to practice thanks
awesome video, lot's of thanks for sharing!
Really really cool. I'd not even been aware of this style played this way until today. Something that I'm going to have to learn. Really well explained too! Thanks.
Thanks!
I'm really digging your progressive styles of playing. I'm a long time guitar player and short term banjo player. I switched to banjo because arthritis has limited my ability to hold on to a flat pick. I recently stumbled onto your video covering the California roll. Cool stuff, maybe a bit advanced for me but I'm definitely getting it. This video along with a couple videos I've seen of Molly Tuttle using the clawhammer guitar technique may just save my old Martin from forever languishing in it's case. I can't wait to give this a go! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing guitar style!
dannoharlski So sorry to hear about the arthritis. Yes, Banjo was actually much easier on the left hand, and if you’re doing claw hammer you don’t need a whole lot of flexibility in your right hand. I wish you much luck and joy on this journey.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. This is really a great explanation of the technique. I am really glad I found this tutorial, definitely an advanced course to discover a whole new approach to playing.
Love the way you play!!!!!!!!!
great lesson, one day I will learn this.
thanks Steve....I just ordered your video yesterday and cant wait to get started hopefully this weekend.....I'm an intermediate player so It should be reasonably easy to get the hang of it...just so happened that I was writing a song in double drop d and this technique will work great for an intro/outro! thanks again!
+Martinman enjoy, and thanks. feel free to let me know how it goes.
My new hero. He emailed me once.
I will be happy to email you again some time. :-)
Learner here, this video is awesome, to a newby.
very didactic. thanks a lot and greetings from Switzerland
Reminds me of Stephen Stills. Great video on this technique. Saw a Molly Tuttle video which led me to this one. Keeper for sure! Mahalo!
Yup, Molly is doing claw. Stephen Stills had not, but he does cool stuff. Molly is the real clawhammer guitar deal.
Wow I wish I had learned this when I was younger,such a great strumming technique thank you will practice..
Great lesson Steve, flowing and fast with a sense of calm about it. Threw away the pick and finally got a handle on Travis picking 6 months ago, having fun with it but years of being a mechanic has given rise to a touch of the clawhand syndrome.
Glad i found this lesson, it'll keep me going. Many thanks
THanks for letting us know. I hope it goes well for you. Yes, great fun doing this.
Hi Steve -- I took a Zen Banjo seminar from you years ago, had trouble with Drop-thumbing, but now think I can play the Drop-thumb needed for the Clawhammer Guitar; Sounds great with the Harmonics.
nice to hear from you, Mike.
sb
Great! I think this will help me to learn guitar. And I like this style.
Hello Steve. I really enjoyed this video. I'm primarily a banjo picker, Just picked up mandolin and started getting back into guitar. I normally play guitar in Open D but i'm looking forward to learning Double Drop D now. Keep up the great work. Your videos are really inspirational.
Beautiful****
This is a really cool video! I love the names of all the techniques though, they were like the Adam West Batman series, with everything starting with 'bat'.
To the clawmobile!
God bless you for this one mister...I'm excited for this!
Keep the hoe hand strong. Thanks for this very informative demo and explanation🤟.
Thank you. Great lesson.
Brilliant lesson:)
Stellar. I know what I'll be practicing over the next month.
VERY interesting inlay there between the 5th and 6th frets! ;)
It's a pot leaf.
brilliant! thanks for this!
fantastic dvd - i love it!
GReat stuff, Sir!
You're amazing thank you so much!!!
Steve,Thanks!
Awesome video!!
This is proper guitar playing/teaching right here! Thanks :)
A very simple technique, but tricky until it is internalized. Once there, the payoff is huge. But it takes some concentration and repetition to get it in your blood.
FANTASTIC! ive been getting addicted to double drop d over the last month, and after watching this video im gonna have to insist on buying your dvd! - heres a question for you have you tried mixing this technique with a slide on your little finger? if so does it work/sound nice
the best lesson!
Terence Honeyford Hi Terence, I replied to this, but in the wrong field. I am working on claw slide as we speak. I am not a slide player but I think there is MASSIVE potential for clawhammer slide guitar.
I've got your CD - Many thanks!!!!!!!
beautiful
Just bought the mp4 from Celtic Guitar and can't wait to jump in, Steve. BTW, the listing for your DVD on Amazon has the price at $375.22, so you should check into that.
The only place I've found to get it is on his website, www.celticguitar.com/store.html
When downloading use incognito mode if on chrome
Hi Steve, yes, you are correct, the book is not clawhammer. It is about an UPpicking pattern that is quite close. Sorry for the confusion.
sb
Great teacher
great course Steve...making progress..not perfect yet.
Thanks ,I stumbled on Claw by accident after struggling with organized finger picking for 30 years. I realized ,oh this must be clawhammer technique! I lost 20 years all because Im ignorant of the people who came before I . Better late than never!
It’s a cool thing, have fun with it.
Double Drop D? As in: DADGBD?
Great technique video. Its not easy, but you've provided the fundamentals and motivation! Thanks!
Yes, double Drop D. Good catch!
superb
sick
He is basically doing a banjo tuning (first 4 strings) for the guitar. I do this on my baritone ukulele so I can practice banjo tunes when I am waiting and traveling on the ferry.
Good teacher
Clawhammer or fraling feels so natural when you know how to do it...but when you start out as a beginner (banjor or guitar) it feels like "ehhr wtf is this!?" ;) Love playing the clawhammer guitar or banjo!
Is that a pot leaf inlay?
Yup :-)
ahhhh yeah !
Sativa
.........................................excellent..............thx kindly........................!!!
Wow, super wow!! Guess I'll never really play claw😢
This was f'ing cool :D Sort of reminds me of Mark Knopfler's style in fact, combined with Tommy Emmanuel :P
Looks great , I am excited , only thing is :
All we can see of your right hand are your knuckles .
Does the course show us a view of right hand from the fretboard nut ?
I would like to see what your finger tips are doing .
Thanks...Vernon
Hi Vmars. The DVD was a multi camera shoot and it contains some tab for the tunes. We focused mainly on right hand, since that is where the groove comes from, but I think there is enough info for folks to understand what is happening on the left hand. But I don't think we had much in the way of left hand finger close-ups.
thanks for your interest.
all the best to you.
sb
PowerOfClaw Hi Steve , Yes , its the Right-Hand I am referring to .
All I can see are your knuckles . I would like to see the 1st joint of index finger etc.. Thanks...Vernon
Fantastic lesson. One question: when isolating strings, do you use the index finger for every string, or a different finger for the higher strings?
Excellent Question. I use index all the way. Banjo players often use middle, and on the banjo I use both middle and index. But on guitar just index.
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Does anyone know where to pick up the power of claw DVD? I ordered it and never received it. As much as I would love to do Steve's lessons on peghead all I really need is this Dvd
Nicholas. I’m sorry I did not see this earlier. I don’t know what happened if you ordered it but didn’t receive it. Please email me and let’s resolve this. Zenbanjo@gmail.com sincere apologies for this having happened.
This is great stuff for a banjo frailer looking to play guitar -- as I am. I was a little surprised at the Double-D tuning instead of Open-G. Do you ever drop thumb for an alternating bass or melodic play? Great idea. Great video.
hi, any gauge is fine. I use mediums but it does not matter.
great song
Terence. Great that you ask about clawhammer SLIDE. I have just begun experimenting with it. I am a rank beginner with slide guitar but I think there may be a fantastic world of sounds to be created here with clawhammer technique.
Maybe you can post some clips after you explore? Anyone else? This is a subject of much interest to me. In fact, a few weeks ago I contacted Scott Ainslie to ask about slide clawhammer. (He plays slide guitar and clawhammer banjo.) We will be meeting in North Carolina next month and will see what we come up with.
Great question, great subject.
Patrick Costello here on the gootube uses a slide with clawhammer banjo in his "Frailing the Blues Lesson one"
I have been planning on getting my banjo this week for weeks and financial crisis happened (of course) so working on clawhammer strum on crappy free classical guitar that I repaired...your video is very helpful and makes the practice sound much better! Very cool sound. Thank you!
PowerOfClaw
PowerOfClaw Great video, Just ordered your dvd, I'm really set on getting this. 3 wee questions ;o):
1. When you put your thumb to the E-string, is the string centered in the middle of your thumb or is it off somewhat to either side? Is the thumb "cocked" in advance?
2. As you flick your thumb, is your picking hand as a whole kept completely parallel to the strings or do you rotate slightly as you flick.
3. Is it just the thumb moving slightly outward as you press and release while the picking hand is kept at the same distance to the body of the guitar throughout the entire strumming motion?
Details I know, but I'm keen to get my focus right from the outset.
Cheers and thanks for sharing, this is just great.
Good Qs. 1. The string hits my thumb around the middle, usually. But your call, as long as you get the string :-) Yes, thumb is cocked a bit. 2. I flick my wrist slightly usually, but not always. Your call. 3. Sorry to be non-committal, but this depends on how assertive I am being. On louder pieces I may move my thumb outward more. On slower ones it may be a gentle bounce. Wasilla Weed falls in the more aggressive category.
I hope this helps.
sb
PowerOfClaw Sure. Makes a lot of sense. I was able to get a closer look on the dvd as well which helps too. But it was exactly the changing energy at different levels of "assertiveness" which sparked the question, so good call. Thanks a bunch man and thanks for the inspiration.
whynottalklikeapirat you are very welcome. this stuff made my life better and I am eager to see where other folks take it. All the best to you.
sb
PowerOfClaw Seems like there was a claw-shape hole in my heart ;o)
Cheers
Hi Steve! I bought your DVD! I like the songs on your DVD, but it would be great if you could post some more examples of playing with the clawhammer method! I've almost got it down.
By the way, Wasilla Weed rocks!
Hi Jonathan, I have several other claw guitar videos up on YT. Maybe more will emerge some time, we'll see.
thanks for your interest.
sb
it is a rhythmic technique, a repetitive groove, very common in old time music, blues, tribal music, Kirtan, etc. But it does take some effort to internalize the pattern. After that, the
The what ????
nice guitar ty so much
never made the direct connection before, but I hear a lot of Stephen Still's acoustic playing rooted in clawhammer style guitar.
embwee Hi. I am not aware of him doing the delayed thumb technique at all. But maybe you can refer me to a particular piece? Thanks for your interest.
Not the delayed thumb, and he definitely is using a pick but the way he also grazes the strings with the rest of his right hand, improvising over the melody in solos like on suite judy blue eyes, black queen, treetop flyer.
www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-lessons-news/deft-fingerpicking-odd-tuning-riffage-stephen-stills
Yes, he does the brush thing similar to what I am doing here. Not clawhammer, but still cool. Thanks for checking in.
awesome claw
Steve--but the subtitle to your "Frailing the Guitar" is "Unleashing the Clawhammer in Guitar Fingerpicking." When that book was published in 2001, did you at the time consider the technique discussed therein to be clawhammer for guitar?
Mr steve i couldnt understand how to use the fingers to play individual strings in this clawhammer style i am really confused on how to use the back of the fore finger to play the individual strings , can you please do a close up on isolating the individual strings.
Hi Sudeep. It is like a reverse rest stroke. I discuss it in the DVD but basically it just takes time and practice.
All the best to you.
sb
PowerOfClaw Thanks mr steve for your reply its a beautiful way of playing the guitar using clawhammer style . Thanks for sharing this style
Joshua, I play a circa guitar, by John Slobod. Thanks for asking.
I thought I saw you do some drop-thumbing at the beginning of this video. Do you use the drop-thumb the same way you would on a banjo? Loved this video!!!!
Died when he said "Playing with ya Hoe and come back with HOE HANDS" HAHAAAA!! Good lesson,but I think I been playing something like Clawhammer. Imma stick to it. Good lesson though. I'll use some of this