Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs and the Five String Banjo (Examples)


#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Introduction 0:36
2 Tuning notes 1:22
3 Basic rhythm 0:40
4 Basic right hand exercise 1:00
5 Alternating thumb pattern 0:35
6 Mixing of basic rhythm 0:31
7 Basic sliding 3rd string 0:41
8 Basic sliding 4th string 0:30
9 Sliding with basic rhythm 0:40
10 Sliding with alternating thumb pattern 0:25
11 Mixing sliding, basic rhythm, alternating thumb pattern 0:29
12 Chorus of "Cripple Creek" 0:28
13 Hammering on 0:50
14 Hammering into basic rhythm 0:22
15 Forward roll and hammering onto 4th string 0:25
16 Mixing hammering & sliding into basic rhythm with alt thumb patt... 0:21
17 Forward roll modification and adding a C chord 0:35
18 Sliding and hammering in Cripple Creek 0:57
19 Pulling off on 1st string 0:17
20 Hammer pull-offs using left hand 0:22
21 21 Pulling off in basic rhythm 0:23
22 Push off 0:16
23 Push off and alternating thumb pattern 0:18
24 Another technique of sliding and alternating thumb pattern 0:26
25 Advanced version of Cripple Creek 0:30
26 Variation of forward roll 0:18
27 Another roll in "Cripple Creek" 0:15
28 Four forward roll patterns 1:11
29 Reverse roll 0:18
30 Forward and reverse roll as used in The Ballad of Jed Clampett 0:22
31 Combination of basic rhythm alternating thumb and reverse roll 0:21
32 Backward roll using right hand 0:35
33 Re-tune to C tuning and 1st line of Home Sweet Home 0:27
34 Re-tune to G tuning and advanced variation of reverse roll 0:37
35 Adding a slide on the 3rd string 0:17
36 Forward roll putting emphasis on the 2nd string with thumb 0:21
37 Forward roll with hammer onto 2nd string 0:20
38 Double hammer on 2nd string and adding 1st string 0:19
39 Hammering a pull-off in a reverse roll 0:17
40 Same exercise as previous one adding fretting of 1st string 0:17
41 Oops same as #40 0:21
42 Basic waltz, rolling waltz, and adding a slide 1:05
43 Tuning Scruggs tuners to G & D 1:19
44 Tuning procedure in Flint Hill Special 0:13
45 Another example from Flint Hill Special 0:20
46 Second string tuner exercise 0:24
47 Harmonic chimes and "Bugle Call 0:34
48 Vamping in full chord positions 0:29
49 Vamping and rhythm 0:30
50 Chord changing with rhythm 0:33
51 Variation of rhythm 0:16
52 Vamping rhythm and muting 0:38
53 Vamping adding hammer 0:17
54 Vamping with bass string runs Part 1 and Part 2 0:38
55 Vamping an ending 0:12
56 C6th chord forward roll 0:32
57 Backup lick as in Cabin in the Carolines 0:15
58 Boogie woogie backup runs 1:26
59 Backup run with 1st & 2nd strings while muting other strings 0:21
60 Another fill in run 0:58
61 Choking with whole and half notes, and ending. 0:44
Total time 31:06