Category:Clawhammer

From WWR

Clawhammer describes a class of fingerpicking techniques used by banjo and, rarely, guitar players.

Clawhammer is a highly rhythmic and common component of American old-time music. The principal difference between clawhammer style and other finger picking styles is the picking direction. Traditional picking styles, including those for folk, bluegrass, and classical guitar, consist of an up-picking motion by the fingers and a down-picking motion by the thumb; this is also the technique used in the Scruggs style for the banjo. Clawhammer picking, by contrast, is primarily a down-picking style. The hand assumes a claw-like shape and the strumming finger is kept fairly stiff, striking the strings by the motion of the hand at the wrist and/or elbow, rather than a flicking motion by the finger. In its most common form on the banjo, only the thumb and middle or index finger are used and the finger always downpicks, hitting the string with the back of the fingernail or a pick.

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#	Song	Artist	Image	Album	Length	Played count	Last Played	Overall	You	Tags	Single Request
1	Give My Love A Message	Mudlark Nest		Mudlark Nest	4:07	1	May 31st, 2008	4 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Clawhammer / Banjo
2	Chickadee	Mudlark Nest		Mudlark Nest	3:44	1	May 31st, 2008	4 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Banjo / Clawhammer
3	Bear Creek	Reeltime Travelers		Living' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time	2:46	22	May 13th, 2008	11 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Bluegrass / Newgrass / Banjo / Clawhammer
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