Tag Archives: Key of G

Jingle Bells: Guitar Lesson

Jingle Bells on the guitar! Featuring both the verse and chorus melodies, this arrangement is in the key of G and embellishes the melody in a Bluegrass style. Featuring some great Bluegrass licks, crosspicking, bluesy passages and some fun chord changes this version is suitable for the intermediate picker. It’s a great Christmas Carol and one well worth having under your fingers during the holiday season! Go to lesson...

Jingle Bells: Mandolin Lesson

Jingle Bells on the mandolin! Featuring both the verse and chorus melodies, this arrangement is in the key of G and embellishes the melody in a Bluegrass style, up and down the neck. Featuring double stops, crosspicking, some bluesy passages and some great chord changes this version is suitable for the intermediate picker. Go to lesson...

Jingle Bells: Banjo Lesson

Jingle Bells on the banjo! Featuring both the verse and chorus melodies, this arrangement is in the key of G (standard tuning) and uses both the Scruggs style and melodic techniques, suited to the intermediate picker. It’s a great Christmas Carol and one well worth having under your fingers during the holiday season!

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Angels We Have Heard On High: Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson

Angels We Have Heard On High is a traditional carol set to the hymn Gloria. In this fingerstyle guitar arrangement we’ll look at two variations in the key of G. The basic version is very accessible and is well suited to the advanced beginner fingerstyle picker. The second variation introduces further harmony, is more technically demanding, but well suited to the intermediate picker. Go to lesson...

Miss McLeod’s Reel: Guitar Lesson

Miss McLeod’s Reel is a great traditional Scottish reel in the key of G. This guitar arrangement of the tune sits within one octave of the G major scale and is a great intermediate tune, played at a moderately fast tempo. While getting the tune up to tempo might be suited to the intermediate picker, the phrases and position of the melody are very accessible for the advanced beginner picker. Go to lesson...

Miss McLeod’s Reel: Mandolin Lesson

Miss McLeod’s Reel is a great traditional Scottish reel in the key of G. This mandolin arrangement of the tune sits within one octave of the G major scale and is a great intermediate tune, played at a moderately fast tempo. While getting the tune up to tempo might be suited to the intermediate picker, the phrases and position of the melody are very accessible for the advanced beginner picker. Go to lesson...

Miss McLeod’s Reel: Melodic Banjo Lesson

Miss McLeod’s Reel is a great traditional Scottish reel in the key of G. This melodic banjo arrangement of the tune is in standard open G tuning and the phrases sit around the G melodic scale position. While getting the tune up to tempo might be suited to the intermediate picker, the phrases and position of the melody are very accessible for the advanced beginner picker.

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Lesson 11 – Beginner Mandolin Crash Course (Banks of the Ohio, Crosspicking & Slides)

In lesson 11 of the Beginner Mandolin Crash Course, we’ll dive in to two new techniques: the crosspicking technique and slides! As part of the lesson we’ll learn an arrangement of Banks of the Ohio in the key of G that features both of these techniques, plus some cool beginner friendly bluegrass licks to wrap up the break!  Go to lesson...