Bluegrass Standards Archives

Jerusalem Ridge

April 11, 2025October 9, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0190

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a flatpicking guitar arrangement that goes along with the old classic bluegrass fiddle tune “Jerusalem Ridge” by Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe. This is a catchy flatpicking guitar arrangement that will help you work on your pick control and timing. We’ll begin by covering an intro for this song, and then we’ll go over the four main melodies in this song (A Part, B Part, C Part, and D Part). Download the guitar tablature below the lesson video.

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Tennessee Waltz in Drop D

April 11, 2025August 13, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0188

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on a flatpicking arrangement that follows the melody of the classic song “Tennessee Waltz” written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King. The practice arrangement in this lesson is inspired by a version performed by Pablo Hernandez that was posted to the lesson request section of our forum. Be sure to check out Pablo’s YouTube channel as well. Overall, this is a great progression for practicing your slow and melodic flatpicking.

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Bonus Verses

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Main Arrangement TAB Bonus Verse 1 TAB Bonus Verse 2 TAB Woodtone Strings

Flatpicking in the Style of David Grier

April 11, 2025June 5, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0185

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on our flatpicking technique using a variation of the melody from the song “Wheel Hoss” written by Bill Monroe. The flatpicking arrangement in this lesson is inspired by how David Grier plays “Wheel Hoss” on guitar and we’ll study how to use this flatpicking arrangement as a practice drill to work on your pick accuracy and speed across all six strings of your guitar.

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Man of Constant Sorrow

April 11, 2025April 22, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0120

“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! First, we’ll break down the song’s intro and guitar solo with tablature. Then, we’ll teach you the rhythm guitar part with lyrics along with some nice rhythm fills. Tablature files are available for download below the video!

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Song Intro

Part 1 – Slow Playthrough of Intro with Tablature

Part 2 – Fast Playthrough of Intro with Tablature

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Part 3 – Full Breakdown of Intro

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Part 4 – Easier Way to Play the Intro

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Guitar Solo Break

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Rhythm Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Chords You Need
03:56 min	Chords & Lyrics Download
04:34 min	Intro Chord Progression
06:37 min	Main Chord Progression
07:56 min	Strumming Patterns
09:34 min	Progression with Lyrics
11:42 min	Rhythm Fill #1
13:26 min	Rhythm Fill #2
15:47 min	Instrumental Break Chord Progression
17:12 min	Song Ending Riff

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Chords & Lyrics Song Intro TAB Guitar Solo TAB Bonus Guitar Solo TAB Woodtone Strings