Putting all together with Cripple Creek
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Avram Siegel
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Learning Cripple Creek with Techniques
So we're going to learn playing a song with sliding, galloping, and hammering. We'll focus on Cripple Creek incorporating all these techniques.
Introduction to Techniques
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Sliding
- You'll need to practice this technique throughout the whole song.
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Hammering
- For the hammer on, you only need to do one at a time.
Demonstration
Cripple Creek sounds like this:
- I'm going to play it up tempo first, and then we'll slow it back down.
Slower Version
Now let's do it slower.
- It's very similar to the melody but without the full rolls in it.
- Now we've added the rest of the rolls.
Practicing Rhythm
Let's just try playing a nice simple rhythm to Cripple Creek.
- You can also use the slide with other rolls, of course.
Combining Techniques
Let's try it with the Round the World roll.
- I also added another note into that.
- We slid again as we hit the second note of the roll.
Note:
- Make sure you're not stopping.
- This is a tricky thing to learn. It sounds easier than it is at first.
After you practice it, though, it'll be just like second nature.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Avram Siegel is a banjo player and a mainstay of the California bluegrass scene. He has played with the Kathy Kallick Band and True Blue, among many others, and has taught for decades - his step-by-step method has turned out some of the state's most respected young players. In his courses he breaks down three-finger Scruggs rolls, backup and melodic playing so you can build clean timing and tone at your own pace.
