G’day! In this Back Side of Albany: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at a fun & challenging arrangement for the beginner & intermediate picker, containing 2 variations of the melody for both Part A & B. Back Side of Albany is a traditional American reel in the key of Em (dorian). Go to lesson...
Category Archives: Beginner Guitar
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. Go to lesson...
Fretboard Freedom 102: The Guitar Octave Pattern
Using the guitar octave pattern to gain fretboard freedom is a crucial and quick step to locate a note anywhere on the fretboard. By using the guitar octave pattern and your knowledge of the notes on one or two strings (see Fretboard Freedom 101: The Musical Alphabet) it becomes quite simple to locate any note on any string, then play a chord, scale, arpeggio, etc. Go to lesson...
Fretboard Freedom 101: The Musical Alphabet
Fretboard Freedom: The Musical Alphabet is the first lesson in a course that will help you unlock the fretboard, enabling you to find any note, double stop, chord, scale, arpeggio in any position. It will give you the freedom to find your way in any key and have the ability to transpose/reposition breaks, melodies & chord progressions and improve your ability to improvise. Go to lesson...
101 Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course
Welcome to the Pickin’ Lessons Beginner’s Crash Course in Flatpicking Guitar!
This crash course is for the complete beginner wanting to learn to flatpick. Focusing on Bluegrass and other folk styles, the course will get you pickin’ some of your favourite melodies and learn how to accompany others by learning the common chords played on the guitar. Go to lesson...
Deck The Halls: Guitar
An arrangement of the Christmas Carol “Deck The Halls” for the guitar. In the key of G, this arrangement has 2 versions. The first is the basic melody, while the second is an advanced, bluegrass inspired version.
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Notes on the Fretboard: Guitar
Here’s a chart that lists all the notes on the guitar fretboard. It also includes common intervals found on the fretboard. Go to lesson...
Scales: Guitar
The following worksheets contain patterns for a variety of scales. Scales are a great way to practice technique, learn the fretboard and are essential when improvising. Go to lesson...
Salt Creek: Flatpicking Guitar
Learn how to play this beginner/intermediate arrangement of ‘Salt Creek’ on the guitar. Go to lesson...
Angeline The Baker: Beginner Guitar Lesson
View the updated lesson for Angeline The Baker here in the Flatpicking Guitar: Beginner’s Crash Course!