intermediate tunes

For each teaching video, I’ve included an interactive “Video Chapters” section in its description on YouTube. This feature allows you to click on a time stamp to jump to the part of the lesson you want to focus on so that you don’t always have to watch from the beginning. In order to see and use these hyperlinks, make sure to click through and watch on YouTube.

“Hand Me Down My Walking Cane”

Check out some of my favorite versions of “Hand Me Down My Walking Cane” on the Listen page. Click on the tab below to download it.



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“Pretty Polly”

Video Contents: 0:14 - Pretty Polly (twice, up to speed) 0:48 - 1st line instruction 6:04 - 1st line review 7:13 - 2nd line instruction 11:45 - 2nd line revi...

Make sure to check out some of my favorite versions of “Pretty Polly” on the Listen page. Click on the tab below to download it.



“Say Darling Say”

Video Contents: 0:12 - Say Darling Say (once, up to speed) 0:44 - about Say Darling Say A part 1:22 - played once, slowly 1:51 - measures 1, 2 & 3 instructio...

Make sure to check out the various versions of “Say Darling Say” on the Listen page. Click on the tab below to download it.



When you’re ready, try playing along with this recording!

to learn this two-finger banjo arrangement of "Say Darling Say," check out my teaching video for it: https://youtu.be/c-syb5foldM

If you’d like to sing “Say Darling Say,” here are some of the lyrics I’ve heard. I encourage you to edit them to more fairly distribute the chores within the household.



“Soldier’s Joy”

Video Contents: 0:31 - Soldier's Joy (once, up to speed) 1:12 - second position A part 1:35 - 1st phrase 4:04 - 2nd phrase 7:20 - phrases 1 & 2 8:15 - 3rd ph...

Make sure to check out the various versions of “Soldier’s Joy” on the Listen page. Click on the tab below to download it.



When you’re ready, try playing along with this recording!


“John Dye”

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“Stay All Night”

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Make sure to check out the various versions of “Stay All Night” on the Listen page. Note that sometimes this song is called “Waterbound” or “Way Down in North Carolina.”

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