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Wildwood Flower

February 22, 2026May 25, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0073

“Wildwood Flower” was first published in 1860 and was later recorded by the Carter Family in 1928 on the Victor label. Maybelle Carter leads a rendition of the song on the 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken, and frequently performed the song in concert with Johnny Cash. In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you a traditional version of Wildwood Flower and then an intermediate version with a ton of crosspicking.

Overview

Traditional Version

Intermediate Version

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Cherokee Shuffle

April 13, 2025May 8, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0071

Cherokee Shuffle is an old traditional fiddle tune that’s become a popular tune for bluegrass flatpickers to play on acoustic guitar. The first version of this tune was recorded by fiddler Tommy Magness in the 1930’s. Tommy Jackson is generally credited with transforming Magness’s rendition into “Cherokee Shuffle” in the key of A. In this lesson, we’ll slow down this tune and play along with interactive guitar tablature note for note. Be sure to use the AB Looping and playback speed controls on the video player!

Flatpicking Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Song Overview
01:10 min	Important Tips
02:54 min	Tablature Play Along – Slower Speed
06:00 min	Practice Along – Faster Speed
07:48 min	Extra Pointers

Backing Tracks

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Cherokee Shuffle Guitar Tablature Chord Progression Woodtone Strings

Blackberry Blossom Tony Rice Style

April 13, 2025April 15, 2016 by Devin

blackberry blossom guitar lesson with tablature

Lesson ID: A0067

Blackberry Blossom is an old traditional fiddle tune that has become a popular tune for bluegrass flatpickers to play on acoustic guitar. In this lesson video, we’ll slow down this tune and play along with interactive guitar tablature note for note. Be sure to use the playback speed controls on the video player.

Lesson Video

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Song Overview
00:55 min	Important Tips
03:24 min	Tablature Play Through – Slower Speed
06:33 min	Practice Along – Faster Speed

Extra Pointers

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Blackberry Blossom Guitar Tablature Chord Progressions Woodtone Strings