Re: Pike County Breakdown- What is Bill doing?
Yeah. If you look at his right hand, it is in near constant picking motion, generating a continuous series of notes... even though (in this tune) the left hand is not really doing too much at all. As Shaun says, this is classic Monroe style, as is playing out of a basic 'chord shape', something he also did a lot. Also look out for the 3-2-3 licks on the second string, another thing he used a lot (must have worn dings in the fretboard in that position!). There is plenty of good tab for for this one out there.
That Monroe version is quite sedate... often it is plated quite a bit faster than that. Here's another one at a more typical pace:
and, a friend of mine of banjo here, where you can also see a nice mandolin break:
In both those clips you get a good view of that right hand motion.
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