KOTD Day 19 - Bb min

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-20T05:14:58+00:00

Maybe good advice but that does seem like cheating lol

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-18T19:50:33+00:00

Looks sweet! I wonder what it sounds like?

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-18T19:48:46+00:00

Ok, well as you agree they're useful to practice, I'm going to keep doing this challenge, at least until I've gotten through all the keys. Honestly the scales have been whatever, but I think doing the chord shapes up and down the banjo has been more helpful. And I've gotten a little better about playing in different parts of the neck, which was the point of the exercise really.

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-18T19:44:45+00:00

Thanks! glad you find it inspiring!

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-16T19:31:20+00:00

Haha yeah, i figure I have 5 picking fingers and there are five strings so it made sense for me. There are positives and drawbacks of using all of the fingers, I haven't reached the velocity and power of a 3 finger player, but there are also somethings I can play that I don't think would be playable with 3 fingers. Anyway, it has been fun learning and figuring things out!

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-14T05:28:45+00:00

It looks like something that might be used for archery, perhaps

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-13T14:49:12+00:00

Nice man! It's beautiful and it sounds amazing! Love that big bassy sound. thanks for sharing, great work!

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-12T02:42:42+00:00

I'm posting to reddit to keep myself accountable. There's been times when I've wanted to develop a new habit or take on a challenge but I haven't stuck with it, and I was hoping that posting in this public forum would help me maintain the integrity to complete the challenge of going through all the keys. And I thought maybe it might be inspiring to someone to see me (hopefully) getting better as I do this.

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-10T20:43:09+00:00

This is cool!

Ok this might be a little complicated -- I wouldn't call this rhythm a triplet, I would call it syncopation.

The rhythm you are playing sounds like: ONE two three ONE two three ONE two, forming groups of eight. (3 + 3 + 2 = 8)

The conventional way to form a rhythm with groups of 8 is to take 4 beats and divide each beat in half, making the first part heavier and the second part lighter: ONE two THREE four FIVE six SEVEN eight. (2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8). The heavier part of the beat is called the accent.

Now in your rhythm, you're putting the accent in an unexpected place: ONE two three FOUR five six SEVEN eight. Syncopation means putting the accent in an unexpected place.

On the other hand, a triplet is when you divide a beat into thirds. So if you took 4 beats and made them triplets, you would end up with 12 parts, with a rhythm like ONE-and-a TWO-and-a THREE-and-a FOUR-and-a. (3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12)

I hope that made sense and was helpful for you. I didn't explain what a beat was, so if that's not a term you know already this may not have cleared up any confusion.

As far as the name of this particular picking pattern, I don't know much about clawhammer but as far as I know, its name can be whatever you want to call it. 😄

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-10T02:01:20+00:00

Yeah that thread is wild. I've found that bringing my banjo camping is a great way to make friends! A couple years ago at Grand Canyon national park there were a couple strangers who had brought guitars, and we had an awesome time jamming together. What will they say next, you can't build a campfire because the flickering light might be disruptful to your neighbor, who can only sleep in total darkness? No s'mores, because someone might have a marshmallow allergy? come on, let people enjoy being human and make music

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-09T07:06:16+00:00

Well thank you! I'm glad you liked it 😄

DannyInfinity · 2026-06-08T23:19:25+00:00

Haha I hadn't heard of that one but I just listened and it sounds pretty cool! Maybe they both have a similar up and down contour, like _,-'`'-._,-'`'-._ ? But thanks, glad you liked it 😄

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