Chords for How to play PRETTY POLLY Clawhammer banjo

Tempo:
80.45 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Gm

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How to play PRETTY POLLY Clawhammer banjo chords
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Pretty Polly
I'm going to try to go through this a little bit quicker than some of my previous teaching videos
sawmill [G] tuning G
D G C D
Okay
[D] fourth string open
fourth [F] string third fret
Third string [G] open then strum thumb then third string [Gm] hammer on third fret
[G] Strum thumb third string open
fourth string [F] third fret
fourth string [D] open string third [F] fret [G] third string open
Second string open
[C] third-string [Bb] third fret
[G] They're showing open
[D] [G]
[Dm] [D]
[D]
[Gm] [G] Okay, second line.
We're gonna hit the third string open
Strum thumb okay, we're gonna hammer on second string second fret
Then we're gonna keep the second frets of pressed, and we're gonna strum thumb
Then we are going to hit 2nd string 2nd fret again, we're going to strum thumb, then 2nd
string 2nd fret again, strum thumb, then we are going to go [Cm] 2nd, string open, then 3rd
string [Gm] 3rd fret, [G] ok and 2nd line is
[Bb] 3rd line is going to start the same way, we are going
to [Cm] hammer on 2nd string 2nd fret, [D] then strum [G] thumb again, then [Cm] 2nd string open, 3rd [Gm] string
third fret.
Okay, we're going to go second string, hammer on second fret again.
Then
we're going to strum [G] thumb, open strings.
Then we're going to hit the second fret, uh
string second fret again.
Then strum thumb, open.
[Gm]
Last measure of the third [Em] line in the
tap.
We're going to slide down all the way to the seventh fret.
We're on the second string
and [G] we're going to strum four through one real quick in succession, like two eighth
note strums.
Okay, then we're going to hit our fifth open.
Then we're going to hit just
the first three strings, still holding the seventh fret on the second string.
Then we're
going to strum thumb again, still holding seventh fret second string.
And then, had
a hard time trying to tap out that rhythm.
From there we're going to go to the fourth
line.
We're [Cm] going to come all the way up to the third fret, first string.
[C]
Okay, [Fm] then we're
going to grab the second string, [Dm] second fret and still keep our third fret depressed on
the first string.
Then we're going to strum thumb.
[G] Then we're going to hit the first string
[D] again, third fret.
Then that's chord still, strum thumb.
Okay, [G] second measure we're going
to hammer on the second fret, [D] second string.
Then strum [G] all the way through, keeping that
second fret down.
Then we're going to pull [Cm] off, second fret, second string.
We're going
to hit the third string, [Gm] third fret.
Then we're going to hit third string open.
[G] Then
strum thumb.
Okay, fourth string open.
Fourth [F] string, third fret.
Third string open, [G] strum
thumb.
Third string open.
Then we're going to go second string, pull off, [C] second fret.
Then third [Gm] string, third fret.
Then fourth string open.
And then third fret, [F] fourth string.
And we're going to strum thumb again, [G] third string open.
Okay, I know I raced through that.
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
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Pretty Polly
I'm going to try to go through this a little bit quicker than some of my previous teaching videos
sawmill [G] tuning G
D G C D _ _
Okay
[D] fourth string open
fourth [F] string third fret
Third string [G] open then strum thumb _ _ then third string [Gm] hammer on third fret
[G] Strum thumb third string open
fourth string [F] third fret
fourth string [D] open string third [F] fret [G] third string open
_ _ Second string open
[C] third-string [Bb] third fret
[G] They're showing open _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ Okay, second line.
We're gonna hit the third string open
Strum thumb okay, _ _ _ _ we're gonna hammer on second string second fret
Then we're gonna keep the second frets of pressed, and we're gonna strum thumb
Then we are going to hit 2nd string 2nd fret again, we're going to strum thumb, then 2nd
string 2nd fret again, strum thumb, then we are going to go [Cm] 2nd, string open, then 3rd
string [Gm] 3rd fret, [G] ok and 2nd line is _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ 3rd line is going to start the same way, we are going
to [Cm] hammer on 2nd string 2nd fret, [D] then strum [G] thumb again, then [Cm] 2nd string open, 3rd [Gm] string
third fret.
_ Okay, we're going to go second string, hammer on second fret again.
Then
we're going to strum [G] thumb, open strings.
Then we're going to hit the second fret, uh
string second fret again.
Then strum thumb, open.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ Last measure of the third [Em] line in the
tap.
We're going to slide down all the way to the seventh fret.
We're on the second string
and [G] we're going to strum four through one real quick in succession, like two eighth
note strums. _
Okay, then we're going to hit our fifth open.
Then we're going to hit just
the first three strings, still holding the seventh fret on the second string.
Then we're
going to strum thumb again, still holding seventh fret second string.
And then, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had
a hard time trying to tap out that rhythm. _ _ _ _ _
From there we're going to go to the fourth
line.
We're [Cm] going to come all the way up to the third fret, first string.
[C]
Okay, [Fm] then we're
going to grab the second string, [Dm] second fret and still keep our third fret depressed on
the first string.
Then we're going to strum thumb.
[G] _ Then we're going to hit the first string
[D] again, third fret.
Then that's chord still, strum thumb.
_ Okay, _ _ _ [G] second measure we're going
to hammer on the second fret, [D] second string.
Then strum [G] all the way through, keeping that
second fret down.
Then we're going to pull [Cm] off, second fret, second string.
We're going
to hit the third string, [Gm] third fret.
Then we're going to hit third string open.
[G] Then
strum thumb.
_ _ Okay, fourth string open.
Fourth [F] string, third fret.
Third string open, [G] strum
thumb.
Third string open.
_ _ _ Then we're going to go second string, pull off, [C] second fret.
Then third [Gm] string, third fret.
Then fourth string open.
And then third fret, [F] fourth string.
And we're going to strum thumb again, [G] third string open. _ _ _ _ _
Okay, I know I raced through that. _ _ _ _ _
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