Rhythm guitar is a crucial aspect of your playing, so let’s look at some great ways of approaching rhythm guitar in a Bluegrass style! In the lesson, we’ll cover the basic boom-chick rhythm style with some variation, single chord vamping, a bunch of walking lines connecting the G, C & D chords (key of G), plus we’ll learn an example chord progression incorporating these ideas. Go to lesson...
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Blarney Pilgrim, The: Guitar Lesson
The Blarney Pilgrim is a lively, traditional Irish jig, played in the key of G and this guitar arrangement is well suited to the advanced picker. While the left hand positions are relatively straight forward, the right hand has some difficult rhythms & picking patterns to contend with, all played at a fast tempo. Go to lesson...
Blues in G: Mandolin Lesson
In this mandolin lesson, we’ll learn a Blues in G, combining both rhythm & lead in the one arrangement. With 2 variations over the 12 bar blues, lots of licks & rhythm variation, this is a lot of fun on the mandolin! It works well at a variety of tempos, as a solo piece or with accompaniment. Go to lesson...
101 Beginner Mandolin Crash Course
Welcome to the Pickin’ Lessons Beginner’s Crash Course in Mandolin!
This crash course is for the complete beginner wanting to learn to play the mandolin. Focusing on traditional styles, the course will get you pickin’ some of your favourite melodies and learn how to accompany others, all while developing good technique and practice habits.
Celtic Backup in D: Guitar Lesson
In this lesson we’ll learn 8 chord variations in Drop D tuning, while we learn several rhythm variations in 4/4 time. We’ll use the traditional Celtic reel, The Merry Blacksmith, as an example during the lesson, but these chord voicing’s can work with any tune in the key of D and the rhythms will work with any reel. Go to lesson...
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...
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...