Cripple Creek
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Cripple Creek Clawhammer style
Learn this great song!
One of the most popular songs on the five-string banjo. Frank teaches a simple version using only the basic stroke and the left hand techniques Pull-Offs, Hamer-Ons and Slides.
Once you’ve learnt the basic version there is a bonus video showing how to add Double Thumbing and even Drop Thumb techniques.
If you are a confident learner, or have some previous musical experience, you should be able to learn this song as your first song.Why not purchase the full package with 7 songs plus extra help with the basic skills and bonus videos?
Buy The Beginner Clawhammer Package
Finally, it’s here
It’s taken over a full year to make this project happen. After 12 months of planning, conversations, and preparing the website – we hit the studio. We recorded an entire 200 video segments. Some segments we used three different video camera angles. Spending an entire week together – we crafted what I believe is the most enjoyable, fun and easy to learn clawhammer banjo course to date.

Here’s what you’ll get:
- The little-known (or used) clawhammer technique that’ll make playing easy and fun.
- Includes 7 well-known classic songs that your friends and family will recognise instantly.
- Become the centre of attention at any social gathering.
- Discover the central clawhammer secrets that’ll give you the boost to be able to play anything you want.
- Each song includes slow-motion, multi-camera, and close-up technology to ensure your ease of learning and comfortable experience.
- Take the easy route with the Clawhammer Starter Package – you’ll have the basics down in no time at all.
- Join 100’s of other members just like you.
- Full customer support, so if anything goes wrong, all you have to do is reach out, and we’ll be happy to help you.
- No cumbersome DVD or CD disks to receive via a possibly damaged package – you can access this online course from any device whenever you like!
