Category:Clawhammer
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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 | Lyrics | Length | Played count | Last Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| 1 | Down The River | Reeltime Travelers |  |
Living' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time | 3:35 | 22 | Nov 17th, 2008 |  15 votes 5 stars=Kelli / Atuuschaaw / Kazookid / Red / NitroSavage884 |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Old timey / Americana / Banjo / Clawhammer | 2 | Bells Of May Street | Lui Collins |  |
Closer | Lyrics not applicable for instrumentals | 2:56 | 11 | Nov 16th, 2008 | 14 votes 5 stars=Gourdhead / Peterdale / Rubber Soul / Mert |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Banjo / Clawhammer / Happy / Toe tapper / Instrumental / Acoustic | 3 | Haircut Money | The Mammals |  |
Evolver | 3:35 | 34 | Oct 26th, 2008 | 24 votes 5 stars=Bisbonian / Amishlaw / Sol® / 12-stringer / Atuuschaaw / Keystone traveler / Mert / LuAnna |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Old timey / Americana / Banjo / Clawhammer / Fiddle / Band / Solo vocalist |  |
| Total Time | 10:06 |
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