How to play "Ridgelines" by The Resonant Rogues ~ Clawhammer banjo tutorial

Hey y'all! I've had a bunch of folk ask about how to play our song "Ridgelines"- from tuning, to chords, to melody lines. I don't write banjo tab, so this video is the best way I know of to share the information.

Watch the "Ridgelines" live video-
   • Resonant Rogues - "Ridgelines"  

Listen to "Ridgelines"-
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ffVCB...

Let me know if you have any questions, and if there are any other songs you want tutorials for!

I also teach private clawhammer banjo lessons over zoom or in person in Western North Carolina, and can get folks started from the very beginning.

Chords:
Verses-
E- G G
C D E- E-
E- G G
C D G G

Chorus
C D G G
C D E- E-
C D F#dim E-
C D G G

Lyrics:
"If nobody was lookin, who'd you wanna be?
Tucked away from the world, just you and me
How would you spend your lifetime if all expectations fade?
If no one would see it, what would you make?

I'd build a cabin on a hillside, clear some brush to make a trail
I'd put some forts up in the trees so all my friends can visit me
and build a fire for telling all our tales

If nobody was listenin, how would your songs sound?
What do you play for yourself when no one's around?
If you never took a picture, what would make you smile?
What do you do that makes life worth the while?

I'd spend my summer walking ridge lines, with my banjo on my back
Spend my winters stayin in, learning tunes in golden afternoons,
and spring would find me heading down the tracks.

If nobody was watching, would you dance for fun?
If no one ever saw your body would you still run?
Do you walk a straight line, are things as they seem?
Or is your head, like mine, still full of dreams.

I'd spend my mornings tending flowers, that I'd make into my tea
I'd spend my evenings on the porch, pickin melodies through open doors,
and afternoons we'd spend down by the creek"