G’day! In this Ten Penny Bit: Guitar Lesson, we’ll take a look at the basic melody of the tune. The Ten Penny Bit is a traditional Irish Jig in the key of Am (dorian), sharing the same key signature as G (F#).The left hand note combinations are relatively straight forward, but is quite a challenge for your right hand! Go to lesson...
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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...
Big Sciota: Guitar Lesson
Howdy! Big Sciota is one of my all time favourite fiddle tunes. It has a sweet sounding melody and is great fun to play! In this Big Sciota: Guitar Lesson we’ll take a look at an intermediate guitar arrangement of the tune, played in the key of G. The melody sits in the open position for Part A, using the G major scale, and moves a little further up the neck in Part B. 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...
Red Haired Boy: Guitar Lesson
G’day! In this guitar lesson we’ll take a look at 2 different ways of playing the same melody for Red Haired Boy on the guitar. The basic version is played out of the open position, the second version is the exact same melody but played with a floating technique, fretting the notes further up the neck allowing the open strings to resonate longer. Go to lesson...
Salt Creek: Crosspicking Guitar Lesson
G’day! This guitar lesson is in 2 parts; first we’ll be working on some crosspicking technique and several exercises to help improve accuracy; in the second part of this lesson we’ll apply the technique to an arrangement of the picking session standard, Salt Creek, out of capo 2 in the key of A. Go to lesson...
St. Anne’s Reel: Flatpicking Guitar Lesson
G’day! In this guitar lesson we’ll take a look at St. Anne’s Reel, played out of capo 2 in the key of D.
Here’s the lesson preview & lesson for part A:
Cold Frosty Morning: Solo Flatpicking Guitar Lesson
Hey! In this guitar lesson we’ll learn a solo flatpicking arrangement of Cold Frosty Morning. This version will work equally well as a solo piece or with back up. The arrangement focuses on the floating technique, utilising open strings and fretted notes up the neck to create harmony and allow for the notes to ring out as long as possible. Go to lesson...
Whiskey Before Breakfast (Adv): Guitar Lesson
Hey! In this guitar lesson we’ll take a look at Whiskey Before Breakfast. There are 2 versions in this arrangement – the first is played mainly in the open position around open chords, while the second is played using the floating technique and ventures up the neck.
Floating is a technique of playing open strings in combination with fretted strings. Go to lesson...
Cherokee Shuffle: Flatpicking Guitar Lesson
In this arrangement of Cherokee Shuffle for the guitar, there are 2 versions.
Form played in the preview = AABB – A1 (Basic) A2 (Variation) B1 (Basic) B2 (Variation)
The first is the basic melody, played in the open position. The second variation introduces more bluegrass licks, cross-picking, harmonises the melody in places plus also moves up the neck using a floating technique. Go to lesson...