VIDEO: The Essential Canjo – Part 4 – Advanced Playing Techniques

This is the fourth and final part of our four-part video series introducing the Canjo. In this video, Ben “C. B. Gitty” Baker shows you some more advanced techniques you can use to spice up your playing. Hammer-ons, pull-offs, vibrato, tremolo, slides and bends are all discussed and demonstrated.

When the Saints Go Marching In – Traditional

This great old spiritual song was first recorded in 1938 by Louis Armstrong and has been sung and recorded countless times since then. It is very easy to play on the canjo! View the full text of this entry by clicking the “Read More” link below for the formatted canjo tab…

Whiskey in the Jar – Traditional – as performed by Thin Lizzy, Metallica & Many Others

Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″. Whiskey in the Jar 0 2 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 5 5 5 7 5 2 A-a-s … Continue reading “Whiskey in the Jar – Traditional – as performed by Thin Lizzy, Metallica & Many Others”