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Easy Flatpicking Intro – Grateful Dead

April 11, 2025May 23, 2021 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0197

In this guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at some simple rhythm and lead from the song “Ripple” by Grateful Dead. First, we’ll work through two basic chord progressions in G and we’ll add some vocals for those of y’all wanting to sing with this song. Then, in the second half of this lesson, you’ll learn a nice guitar intro that mixes the melody of “Ripple” with country & bluegrass strumming.

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Chord Progressions

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Verse Chord Progression
02:08 min	Chorus Chord Progression
03:02 min	Verse Progression with Singing
04:26 min	Chorus Progression with Singing
05:38 min	Bass Line Walk – Transition from Verse to Chorus

Flatpicking Intro

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature – Flatpicking Intro

Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Flatpicking Intro

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
04:16 min	Measures 5 through 8
07:49 min	Measures 9 through 12

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Chords & Lyrics Flatpicking Intro TAB Woodtone Strings

Flatpicking in the Style of Kenny Smith

April 11, 2025April 18, 2021 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0196

In this guitar lesson, we’ll take a close look at a flatpicking break in the style of Kenny Smith. This is a fairly advanced guitar break that will really help you build up some strength in your fretting hand. The hardest part is the “double pull-off” that happens a couple times throughout the arrangement. Before you begin, you’ll need to tune your A string a whole step down to the note G for a tuning of EGDGBE. We also have our capo on the 4th fret. Good luck!

Be sure to out Kenny Smith and his wife Amanda Smith on their website kenny-amandasmith.com where you can learn about their upcoming live shows.

If you like the sound of my guitar in this lesson, I’m playing on a Martin D-18 with an ambertone finish and I’m using Woodtone Country Series acoustic guitar strings.

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Guitar Break TAB Woodtone Strings

Nobody’s Darlin’ but Mine

April 11, 2025March 25, 2021 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0195

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on a guitar solo that follows the melody of “Nobody’s Darlin’ but Mine” written by Jimmie Davis. In this lesson, we’ll focus on the version of this song as it was recorded by Merle Haggard. This guitar solo is a really good example of how to play classic country lead guitar over a song’s chord progression. After you learn the guitar solo arrangement, practice your country strumming over the chord progression using a |Pick-D-DU|Pick-D-DU| strumming pattern. When you’re playing the strumming pattern, make sure your alternating bass line picks are loud and clean while your “Down-DownUp” strums are soft and smooth.

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Note: To practice along with Merle Haggard, put your capo on the 3rd fret and use the same key of D chords that we covered in this lesson.

Guitar Solo TAB Woodtone Strings

Cold Frosty Morning

April 11, 2025February 20, 2021 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0194

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional bluegrass tune called “Cold Frosty Morning”. This song dates back to the 1700s and it has become a favorite tune played at bluegrass jams. It’s a great song to use for working on your bluegrass flatpicking — practice picking the melody at a slow pace in the beginning and increase your speed in increments. Also, don’t worry about volume at first. Try to pick each note with a nice, clean, and soft pick stroke. This will help you build the right technique and the speed and volume will develop over time. “Cold Frosty Morning” guitar tablature is available for download below the lesson video.

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Arrangement 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with TAB – Low-Pitched Arrangement

Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Low-Pitched Arrangement

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
02:38 min	Measures 5 through 8
04:57 min	Repeat Measures 1 through 6
06:10 min	Measures 9 and 10 (A Part – Second Alternate Ending)
07:07 min	Measures 11 and 12 (Beginning of the B Part)
09:09 min	Measures 13 through 16
11:50 min	Measures 17 and 18 (B Part – First Alternate Ending)
13:02 min	Repeat Measures 11 through 16
13:48 min	Measures 19 and 20 (B Part – Second Alternate Ending)
15:22 min	Practice Along with Me

Arrangement 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with TAB – High-Pitched Arrangement

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Video 2 – Full Breakdown – High-Pitched Arrangement

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Chord Progression

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Backing Track

Video 1 – Slower Backing Track 160BPM

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Video 2 – Faster Backing Track 200BPM

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Arrangement 1 TAB Arrangement 2 TAB Woodtone Strings