Devin 
This is Part One of a two-part lesson series where we’ll work on lead guitar improvising in a country & bluegrass style. In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play two guitar breaks for “Cripple Creek” using the song’s traditional melody.
Then, in the Part Two of this “Cripple Creek” lesson series (coming soon), I’ll show you several different ways that you can use bluegrass guitar licks and crosspicking to modify the traditional melody to make your guitar solo breaks sound more interesting. Both of the guitar lessons in this two-part series will help you add that hard-driving bluegrass sound to your bluegrass guitar breaks.
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Breakdown – Measures 1 through 5 |
| 05:35 min | Breakdown – Measures 6 through 9 |
| 07:31 min | Recap – A Part |
| 08:12 min | Breakdown – Measures 10 through 13 |
| 11:09 min | Breakdown – Measures 14 through 17 |
| 12:05 min | Practice the Entire Break with Me |
| 13:46 min | Your Homework |
08:02 minBreakdown – Measures 10 through 13
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Listen to the Entire Break |
| 00:50 min | Breakdown – Measures 1 through 5 |
| 05:30 min | Breakdown – Measures 6 through 9 |
| 10:44 min | Breakdown – Measures 14 through 17 |
| 12:44 min | Practice the Entire Break with Me |
| 14:53 min | Backing Track Practice Tip |