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bornold - Posted - 02/07/2014: 12:37:31
Trying to use my clawhammer skills on the uke. Any tips?
LWC - Posted - 02/07/2014: 13:15:35
I don't have any tips but I liked it, whole lot better then tiny Tim's tip toe through the tulips,
Fathand - Posted - 02/07/2014: 13:24:08
Very pretty to listen to but I think that is called up picking or Seeger style. Where I come form Clawhammer is all played with downstrokes usually with the back of the nail.
bornold - Posted - 02/07/2014: 13:33:13
I would say it's clawhammer, I use the top of my nails when bum-dittying
Would you consider this clawhammer? Prhaps I'm wrong but i'm 99% sure I play clawhammer....
Edited by - bornold on 02/07/2014 13:47:09
bd - Posted - 02/07/2014: 17:53:22
Looks like you're uppicking the first notes and brushing down. Nice playing but like Fathand I wouldn't call it clawhammer either.
bornold - Posted - 02/08/2014: 08:12:20
I pick up then I brush then i bump the 5th string with my thumb....
Fathand - Posted - 02/08/2014: 09:00:42
Yes, that is what you do. It is beautiful music, in very nice timing I could listen to it for a while. But it is called Up Picking. As you said you pick up. There is nothing wrong with up picking it is just a different style. Clawhammer is down picking The notes that you are picking up would be played down with the back of the fingernail in clawhammer. Look at the previous video sample. That is clawhammer, there is zero to minimal up picking in clawhammer.
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Originally posted by bornold
I pick up then I brush then i bump the 5th string with my thumb....
Fathand - Posted - 02/08/2014: 09:04:20
Beautiful Seeger style up picking.
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Originally posted by bornold
I would say it's clawhammer, I use the top of my nails when bum-dittying
Would you consider this clawhammer? Prhaps I'm wrong but i'm 99% sure I play clawhammer....
cb56 - Posted - 03/01/2014: 15:08:54
Clawhammer has no up picking so I also would call it Seeger style.
BTW there is nothing wrong with that.
Play it the way you feel comfortable playing you're getting the music to come out of the uke sounding great. That's all that matters.
