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...
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Big Sciota: Mandolin 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: Mandolin Lesson we’ll take a look at an intermediate mandolin arrangement of the tune, played in the key of G. The melody sits in the open position, using the G major scale, so we’ll also take a look at how to play the scale, plus the arpeggios for the chords used in the tune. Go to lesson...
Blues Scale: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In this banjo lesson we’ll take a look at the blues scale and arpeggios for the chords in the 12 bar blues, played in G, plus we’ll also learn a number of licks to suit these chords. As part of this lesson we’ll dive into a little theory to help you understand how to use these licks and also start to build your own! Go to lesson...
Evening Prayer Blues: Banjo Lesson
G’day! In this banjo lesson we’ll take a look at Evening Prayer Blues. The arrangement is played out of the open position in standard tuning (G D G B D).
Preview & Lesson – Part A
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Mairi’s Wedding: Beginner Melodic Banjo Lesson
In this banjo lesson we’ll take a look at the traditional Scottish tune Mairi’s Wedding, also known as the Lewis Bridal Song. The arrangement sticks pretty close to the melody and is played out of the open position in standard tuning (G D G B D).
Preview & Lesson – Part A
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Deck The Halls: Mandolin Lesson
An arrangement of the Christmas Carol “Deck The Halls” for the mandolin. 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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A bluegrass arrangement of the Christmas carol “Deck The Halls” for the 5-string banjo. Arranged by Heath Joyce, there are 2 breaks in this version. The first is down the neck in a Scruggs style, while the second is up the neck in a melodic style.
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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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Away In A Manger: Christmas Banjo
A bluegrass arrangement of the Christmas Carol “Away In A Manger” for the 5-string banjo. Arranged & performed by Heath Joyce, the arrangement is in both a Scruggs and melodic style of playing.
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Katy Hill: Guitar Lesson
An arrangement of Katy Hill for guitar.