Minstrel Banjo-Dan Bryant's Jig.wmv

Comment by Bo on January 19, 2011 at 4:26pm

Tim - I like really like that tune.  Would you happen to have that already tabbed out?

Comment by Tim Twiss on January 19, 2011 at 6:02pm

Bo...sorry, I have not tabbed it out. It is from Buckley 1868 if you want to get the dots and do a conversion.

Comment by Scott House on January 19, 2011 at 7:47pm

Uh, what are "the dots" ?  I gotta know.

Comment by Ian Bell on January 19, 2011 at 8:36pm

That tune  made me smile - I won't play this video too loud  or Judy will be wanting me to play in tune up the neck as well.

Comment by Carl Anderton on January 19, 2011 at 8:58pm

Scott, the "dots" is a colloquialism for the notes on a staff.

Comment by Bo on January 19, 2011 at 9:37pm

Tim, I will give it a try.  I haven't tabbed out anything before but it is time for me to give it a try.  When I get through it I will post it and see if one of you gents who can read music can tell me if it agrees with the written version.

Comment by Tim Twiss on January 19, 2011 at 11:20pm

Good luck Bo...it's cool that you are going to do it.

Comment by Ian Bell on January 20, 2011 at 9:21am

Tim - here's a request for some technical advice:

I joked earlier about your fearless forays onto parts of the banjo neck that I prefer to pretend don't even exist on my instrument. ("There be monsters here") Have you developed any strategies for playing in tune way up there? Visual? tactile? Willing to share any insights?

Comment by Bo on January 20, 2011 at 9:32am

Tim, I already hit a snag.  What is the tuning on this tune?  I started out with dGDF#A but it doesn't seem to be lining up.  On the B part of the tune in the first measure you are using the open 5th string but the notation is calling for an E.  This may be extremely elementary but I am a newby when it comes to reading music.  Maybe Im way off base but I don't want to give up yet.  Thank you for any tips.

Comment by Tim Twiss on January 20, 2011 at 10:12am

Ian...you just need a solid reference point. At least one. Then you have a spot that is for sure...when you jump there, it will give you the pitch you need.  Can be a small figure in the wood or whatever. Luckily, Jim Hartel was able to construct this one so my scale length request (25.5") matches the ogees for positioned pitches. Play tunes that gradually creep up there, like songs with 5th and 7th position notes on occassion. All the fiddle tunes are fabulous for that also.

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