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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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Playthrough

Full Breakdown

Practice Along

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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!

Lesson Overview

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

I’ve Been All Around This World

April 11, 2025February 4, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0179

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional song called “I’ve been All Around This World”. First we’ll work through the main chord progression to this song and we’ll practice singing the verses with the chords & lyrics. Next you’ll learn two flatpicking guitar instrumental breaks. The first instrumental break brings in a lot of this song’s traditional melody and the second instrumental break has some nice flatpicking licks in the style of Bryan Sutton. Tablature files are available below the lesson video.

Note: Instrumental Break Progression = Verse Progression + Two Extra Measures of C at the end

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Chords & Lyrics

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Main Progression and Chords You Need
03:49 min	Verse Progression with Vocals
05:28 min	Chords and Lyrics PDF Download
06:24 min	Song Ending
08:16 min	Three Strumming Patterns for This Song

Instrumental Break 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature – Instrumental Break 1

Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Instrumental Break 1

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
00:36 min	Measures 1 through 4
06:45 min	Measures 5 through 8
14:01 min	Measures 9 through 12
19:02 min	Measures 13 through 17
23:45 min	Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

Instrumental Break 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature – Instrumental Break 2

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Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Instrumental Break 2

Video Start Time	Measures 1 through 4
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
06:59 min	Measures 5 through 8
12:58 min	Measures 9 through 12
17:57 min	Measures 13 through 17
21:04 min	Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Backing Track

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Intermediate Break 1 Tablature Intermediate Break 2 Tablature Chords & Lyrics Woodtone Strings