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Fishin’ Creek Blues

April 23, 2022June 19, 2021 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0198

In this guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at a flatpicking arrangement in the style of “Fishin’ Creek Blues” by Dan Crary. As you learn this tune, you’ll see how Dan Crary uses some unusual note combinations in his flatpicking. Try to commit some of his licks to memory and use them when you’re improvising over other songs in the key of D. Overall this is a great lesson for working on pick control and letting notes ring out to create nice overtones that will smooth out your playing.

Overview

Playthrough with TAB

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 5
04:34 min	Measures 6 through 9
08:27 min	Measures 10 through 13

Gear Used in This Lesson

Bluegrass Series / Acoustic Guitar Strings

Vintage Tone Triangle Picks (3 pack)

Lesson Tablature

Woodtone Strings

The Best Acoustic Guitar Strings for Country?

January 27, 2023June 17, 2021 by Devin

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I’ve tried several different acoustic guitar strings over the years and I think I’ve just found my new favorite strings so I thought I’d post a quick demo video so you can check them out!. You can watch the demo video below and you can find the strings at https://woodtonestrings.com.

Demo Video

Guitar String Details

Country Series / Acoustic Guitar Strings

Easy Flatpicking Intro – Grateful Dead

April 23, 2022May 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.

Overview

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

Gear Used in This Lesson

Country Series / Acoustic Guitar Strings

Vintage Tone Triangle Picks (3 pack)

Listen

Chords & Lyrics

Flatpicking Intro TAB

Woodtone Strings

Flatpicking in the Style of Kenny Smith

April 23, 2022April 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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