Lesson 26 of 33Other Stringed InstrumentsBeginner

Vamping - Cripple Creek

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Avram Siegel breaks down a vamping pattern for the tune Cripple Creek on banjo, with a play-through to follow along with.

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33 lessons (1h 35m) · 1 free

- 01. Introducing the five string banjo
  1:21
- 02. hand position
  3:12
- 03. tuning
  2:16
- 04. introducing scales
  1:10
- 05. Right hand patterns
  3:10
- 06. Basic Chords
  1:42
- 07. Your first song
  Free lesson
  2:09
- 01. More Right hand patterns
  3:05
- 02. Expanding the scale
  1:09
- 03. Worried man blues
  6:01
- 04. Learning Eliza Jane to develop time feel
  4:46
- 01. Left hand techniques - the slide
  6:54
- 02. Hammer on
  1:51
- 03. Putting all together with Cripple Creek
  3:26
- 01. Round the world roll
  1:23
- 02. Forwards and Backwards Rolls
  2:25
- 03. Putting rolls into practice - 'Cumberland Gap'
  1:34
- 04. Pull offs + Reverse Roll
  1:33
- 05. Down the road
  2:44
- 06. Mastering Forward Rolls
  1:24
- 07. Fireball Mail
  4:20
- 08. Experimenting with Rolls
  1:00
- 01. Chord shapes
  4:43
- 02. chord sequences
  1:07
- 03. Vamping - Worried Man Blues
  2:31
- 04. Vamping - Cripple Creek
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  1:07
- 05. Vamping - Fireball Mail
  1:21
- 01. Old Joe Clark
  7:51
- 02. The tag lick
  1:16
- 03. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
  5:14
- 04. Foggy Mountain Breakdown Vamp - minor chords
  3:57
- 05. Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
  6:11
- 01. Takeaways
  1:21

Lesson transcript

Vamping Pattern for Cripple Creek

Let's do a nice vamping pattern for Cripple Creek.

I'll just play through it a couple of times.

Count:

One, two.
One, two.

Play:

Up the neck.
B part here.

Enjoy playing!

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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.

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