Bluegrass Guitar Lessons
Tutorials

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- Time Required: 1 - 2 Hours
- Recommended For: Intermediate - Advanced
Introduction To Crosspicking
Syncopated Strumming Patterns
This tutorial was inspired by a subscriber in the forum, that wanted to know about bluegrass strumming techniques to drive the rhythm of a song. The first two are really simple, but can add to a song too. The others are a little more complicated, and are probably used more often.
Tony Rice: Modern Bluegrass Master
Bluegrass Solo In G
Stealing From Banjo & Dobro
In this tutorial we're gonna look at two traditional bluegrass instruments and how they apply to regular guitar playing. We're gonna talk about the tuning, technique and style of both the banjo and the dobro and look at how you can work these sounds into your regular guitar playing. At the end of the tutorial we're gonna play through an old bluegrass tune using all the new techniques.
Bluegrass Rhythm: Strumming 16th Notes With Fills
Driving Bluegrass Rhythm: Strumming 16th Notes
Driving Bluegrass Rhythm: Medium Tempo with Fills
Dueling Banjos
Driving Bluegrass Rhythm: Medium Tempo
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Tips & Tricks

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- Time Required: 15 - 30 Minutes
- Recommended For: Intermediate - Advanced
Bluegrass Ending
One thing that I always liked about Bluegrass, was the way the songs were ended. The most common was to play a couple of measures in the 1 chord, add your G run, and you're done. I did add a G chord, which everyone would play if you're picking with a band. This is another lick in the style of Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs, Clarence White, Marty Stuart, and Vince Gill. The G run has been played by eve...
Bluegrass Turnaround
There are many bluegrass tunes that start with a turnaround, this is where the last line of the the chorus, or verse is played as the intro. This is done even more often playing bluegrass gospel standards, and they use the last half of the chorus. This is also common in country, rock, blues, and other styles as well. This one goes back to the 5 chord in the key of G, which is a D chord. In Nash...
Banjo Roll Speed Practice Lick
Flat Picking Bluegrass Run #3
This starts with a Clarence White lick, and the last part is a famous bluegrass run. No, it's not the G run, this one is a C run. It's all done with a flat pick, but pay attention to the up and down strokes on the pick. This is a nice way to get from a C to a G chord, would work well starting a solo for an old tune called "John Hardy" I learned when I was a kid.
Acoustic Bluegrass Roll Off Lick in G
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