Banjo for beginners - play Cripple Creek!

Very first steps towards playing Cripple Creek in Scruggs style............. More free videos at http://jofflowson.com Cripple Creek demo starts at 10:00 Cripple Creek Verse - High Part - Low Melody High Part - Low Melody Cripple Creek Chorus - Alternating Thumb Roll - Low Melody Alternating Thumb Roll - Low Melody This video shows how to play the low melody part Thumb plays 3rd string fretted on 2nd fret Index finger plays 2nd string open (unfretted) Thumb plays 5th string open Middle finger plays 1st string open Thumb plays 3rd string open Middle finger plays 1st string open Thumb plays 4th string fretted on 2nd fret Middle finger plays 1st string open Thumb plays 4th string open Middle finger plays 1st string open Thumb plays 4th string fretted on 2nd fret Middle finger plays 1st string open Thumb plays 3rd string open (rest - no note played) Thumb and middle finger play 'pinch' 1st and 5th strings at the same time, both open. (rest) Click here for part 2    • Banjo for beginners - Cripple Creek Chorus