Down Up Dick
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Ya know, Jim, I asked someone about the “no two eighth notes etc etc etc” rule, and he said he’d never heard of it. I tried to follow it too. Now I play 2 finger, so I guess it’s easier. I really miss clawhammer though. I play it once in a while just for ol’ times sake. My banjo books are also without standard notation, so I just play tabs. I know some tunes by memory too.I would just as soon use standard notation for guitar or mandolin or ukulele, but for 5-string banjo, I have difficulty reading directly from standard notation and I have to either do it by ear, or if I want it note for note, I'll tab it out. It must be the thumb string that throws me and the "no two eighth notes in a row with the same finger or on the same string" rule that I try to follow