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#1
10-03-2022, 03:53 AM
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Old Time Banjo
I'd like to know how those who play old time banjo in sawmill tuning come up with accompaniment for modal folk songs which they also sing, so I don't mean playing the melody as an instrumental I mean come up with something to sing over.
Like this stuff Pretty Polly https://youtu.be/j5bpsgE6Yfc and Shady Grove https://youtu.be/_huBDHyoSWE Does any part of this sound arise from conventional triad chords or is something different going on here? Thanks. 
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#2
10-07-2022, 03:16 PM
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Well, we're talking about 'comping' or accompanying oneself in a song-style. Big subject - there are many approaches. Your videos show two such approaches - clawhammer/frailing style, and 'two finger' picking style.
If I could describe it briefly, I would say it involves incorporating variation - embellishments, short melodic, harmonic, rhythmic or ornamental figures or phrases - to create interest, color, texture, etc - same as you would with guitar or any other instrument.. In a 'modal' arrangement, you've got your drones working for you, so it's a little easier - to weave in those elements - having a tonal backdrop and lots of supporting polyphony, to sing against.
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#3
10-08-2022, 05:29 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
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