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Rye Whiskey

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Lesson ID: A0076

“Rye Whiskey” is a traditional folk song that was made popular by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1926. At least twelve artists recorded the tune before World War II, and the song has been recorded under other titles such as “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia”. When first published, the song was originally titled “Jack of Daniels”. In this guitar lesson, we’ll go over an easy way to play the entire song on guitar, and we’ll also cover a slightly more intermediate song intro and instrumental break.

Main Lesson

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Song Overview
02:35 min Chords and Strumming Pattern
03:31 min Time Signature
04:20 min More Strumming Tips
07:41 min Walk Down Riffs Explained
11:19 min Rye Whiskey Chord Progressions

Intermediate Intro and Break

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Overview
00:45 min Intermediate Intro
01:55 min Instrumental Break

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Rhythm with Vocals

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Wildwood Flower

wildwood flower guitar lesson with tablature
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

Cherokee Shuffle

cherokee shuffle guitar lesson with tablature
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

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Blackberry Blossom Tony Rice Style

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

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