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This week I learned the rest of Cripple Creek and played it all together for the first time. The second half of Cripple Creek is a lot shorter but it was harder to learn and practice. The first part of the second half of Cripple Creek you do a slide with a reverse roll three times. To do this specific slide you put your pointer or middle finger of the second string in the second fret and move it to the third fret on the same string while doing your reverse roll. This was the hardest part for me because doing the reverse roll by itself was challenging for me but having to add in the slide I was worried about two things. My dad gave me a few tips about how to make the slides sound better. I thought I had to drag the slide out through the reverse roll but my dad told me that I didn't have to do that. I also wasn't starting the slide in time. My dad told me that once I started the reverse roll to start the slide and that the slide doesn't have to be through the whole roll, it just has be during the beginning. Once I learned that part I started practicing the second part of the second half. That part was really easy. All I had to do was put my pointer finger on the first string in the second fret while plucking the first string, open all the cords and pluck the first string again, put my pointer finger on the first string in the fourth fret while plucking the first string, and then open all the cords while plucking the second string. Once I had learned the second half of Cripple Creek and had practiced it for a little while my dad said for me to start playing the whole song together. To play Cripple Creek correctly you have to play the first half two times in a row and then play the second half two times in a row. The first half is a lot smoother because I have had more time practicing it but the second half sounds a lot better than when I had started this lesson.
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Mackenzie Myrick
10/25/2017 06:35:34 am
Wow you've really made great progress since Mary Had a Little Lamb but I would love to hear this song in person
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Troy Clary
11/1/2017 06:02:37 am
Really good. Keep up the good work!!!! Cant wait to hear it!!
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Garrett Chandler
11/1/2017 06:03:57 am
This is sick!! Like the tie dye too really cool! Keep working real hard!
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Lindsey Dingler
11/1/2017 06:06:05 am
You seem to be learning more and more by each blog. Your songs sound really good so keep up the hard work!
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Nathaniel Marshall
11/1/2017 06:12:32 am
I find that you are making Fantastic progress on your banjo playing skills. It sounds quite wonderful. I cant wait for you to play in class. Because I know you can be the BEST banjo player ever. Keep up the hard work.
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