Black Mountain Rag
Lesson ID: A0173 In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional fiddle…
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Salt Creek
Lesson ID: A0171 “Salt Creek” is a popular bluegrass flatpicking tune that you’ll hear at…
Man of Constant Sorrow
“Man of Constant Sorrow” was first published by Dick Burnett in 1913 and later made popular by the Stanley Brothers in the 1950s. In this guitar lesson, we’ll show you how to play “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the style of The Soggy Bottom Boys. This song will turn some heads at your next jam…
Little Sadie
Lesson ID: A0169 In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play “Little Sadie” in…
Banks of the Ohio Crosspicking Guitar Lesson
Lesson ID: A0167 “Banks of the Ohio” is a traditional 19th century ballad that has…
St. Anne’s Reel
“St. Anne’s Reel” is a traditional French-Canadian tune in the public domain that was made popular by Joseph Allard in the 1930s. This song was originally played on the fiddle but it has become a favorite flatpicking tune of guitarists at bluegrass jams. In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a traditional melody for “St. Anne’s Reel” on guitar…
Worried Blues
“Worried Blues” is an old song from the early 1900s written by a country blues musician named Frank Hutchinson. Hutchinson was best known for playing slide guitar with the guitar held in his lap. His song “Worried Blues” has been recorded by several artists over the years, including a popular fingerstyle arrangement by Doc…
Build-a-Break Flatpicking Guitar Licks for Cripple Creek
Lesson 9 – Bluegrass Guitar Solo Improvising Course Lesson ID: A0163 This is part two…
Cripple Creek Traditional Guitar Breaks
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…