102 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course

G’day and welcome to the second instalment of the beginner’s crash course, 102 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course. In this next level, we’ll continue to learn new techniques, new tunes and expand your ability and knowledge on the guitar, focusing on Bluegrass and other folk styles.

This crash course is for the complete beginner wanting to learn to flatpick. Start with 101 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course if you’re a complete beginner, as level 102 picks up where we left off in level 101.

The full course is available to premium members, which includes:

  • All tab’s, worksheet’s, video’s, play-along’s and backing track’s;
  • All future Beginner Level’s added to the course (while you remain a premium member);
  • Plus access to all of the standard lesson’s & tab’s available on the website.

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102 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course

  • Lesson 11: Banks of the Ohio (Carter Style) – Guitar Crash Course

    G'day and welcome to the first lesson in the 102 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner's Crash Course, where we'll learn Banks of the Ohio (Carter Style). In this next level, we'll continue to learn new techniques, new tunes and expand your ability and knowledge on the guitar. In this first lesson of level 102, continuing where we left off, ...

  • Lesson 12: Introduction To Alternating Picking (Angeline The Baker) Flatpicking Crash Course

    G'day! In lesson 12 of the 102 Flatpicker's Crash Course, we'll dive into alternating picking. This is the technique that allows us to pick quicker rhythms & phrases comfortably. The first 11 lessons can be found here 101 Flatpicking Crash Course and here 102 Flatpicking Crash Course. Up to this point we've learnt basic tunes that have only used ...

  • Lesson 13: Introduction To Articulation (w/Cripple Creek) Flatpicking Crash Course

    G'day! In lesson 13 of the 102 Flatpicker's Crash Course, we'll dive into using articulations (hammer-ons & slides). These techniques are an important feature of any guitar style & can smooth out our sound (legato). We'll be working on a variation of Cripple Creek during the lesson. The first 12 lessons can be found here 101 Flatpicking Crash ...

  • Lesson 14: Childgrove | Beginner Guitar Lesson | Flatpicking Crash Course

    In lesson 14 of the Flatpicker's Crash Course, we'll continue to explore articulations (hammer-ons, pull offs & staccato). These techniques are an important feature of any guitar style & can smooth out our sound, while offer some interesting accents with our rhythm. We'll be working on a variation of a traditional English dance Childgrove during the lesson. The first 13 lessons ...

  • Lesson 15: Arkansas Traveler | Flatpicking Crash Course

    In lesson 15 of the Flatpicker's Crash Course, we'll spend some time working out of the D Major scale in the 2nd position, while we learn a fun arrangement of Arkansas Traveler. We'll develop strategies to improve our picking, tempo, control and fluency, all while working our way through this fun fiddle tune.  The first 14 lessons ...