That sure is a wild song! :) This banjo line is what we call 'drive.' ]The greatest three-finger style player was Earl Scruggs (who helped found Bluegrass) so it's good to hear and watch how he played - there's tons on Youtube.]

As for this song, I hope someone more talented than me can write in out what is happening into what we call 'Tablature' (or TAB). Generally each chord has four beats with 16 notes in each measure.

So for the Intro it is 4 beats of G, 4 beats of G, then 4 beats of C, and then four beats of G (then 4 beats of G, 4 beats of D and 4 beats of G). It can be good to start by strumming the chords (before you worry about fingerings) to you can hear where/when the chords change. The three finger 'rolls' will take a lot of practice so it is best to go slow and even use a metronome to make sure you stay in time. One you figure it out by ear and get comfortable then you can speed it up. :)

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Originally posted by CJSBoston

That sure is a wild song! :) This banjo line is what we call 'drive.' ]The greatest three-finger style player was Earl Scruggs (who helped found Bluegrass) so it's good to hear and watch how he played - there's tons on Youtube.]

As for this song, I hope someone more talented than me can write in out what is happening into what we call 'Tablature' (or TAB). Generally each chord has four beats with 16 notes in each measure.

So for the Intro it is 4 beats of G, 4 beats of G, then 4 beats of C, and then four beats of G (then 4 beats of G, 4 beats of D and 4 beats of G). It can be good to start by strumming the chords (before you worry about fingerings) to you can hear where/when the chords change. The three finger 'rolls' will take a lot of practice so it is best to go slow and even use a metronome to make sure you stay in time. One you figure it out by ear and get comfortable then you can speed it up. :)

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Glad you liked it, he's got a bunch more and im officially a superfan so can't recomend him enough ... lol

Thank you for the info, explains why I heard notes I didn't see. That's exactly the kind of help I need.

I've refound scruggs, that man was a magician. I grew up with bluegras, but after i lost my grandfather it didnt sound the same for alot of years.

One cool thing I learned is that Bluegrass is a very versatile and adaptable genre in that you use a Bluegrass approach in lots of wildly different genres.

If your banjo is tuned to an open G chord you can try a listen to which of the five string notes are being played over and over. The do the same holding down a C chord. The repeat with a D chord and you'll be most of the way there!

Im still bleeding my way through my first set of blisters, I'm working real hard at that muscle memory. Stupid flesh with its stupid limits.... lol

If this doesn't bother you, that's fine, but I feel obligated to point out that there is almost certainly no actual banjo or banjo player involved in the making of these songs. They are almost certainly AI generated.