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Common Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks

April 13, 2025August 6, 2016 by Devin

common bluegrass flatpicking guitar licks with tablature

Lesson ID: A0083

In this guitar lesson video, I’ll teach you 16 common bluegrass flatpicking guitar licks that will come in handy at your next bluegrass jam. We’ll break down each lick with tablature and I’ll show you how you can use these guitar licks with the majority of bluegrass songs. All of these flatpicking licks are in the key of G and they’re designed to help you improvise your own guitar solos. If you like this guitar lesson, you might also like our Bluegrass Lick Library.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
02:16 min	Using Licks with Songs
05:52 min	Lick 1 and Other Tips
10:32 min	Lick 2 Breakdown
11:53 min	Lick 3 Breakdown
12:33 min	Lick 4 Breakdown
13:17 min	Lick 5 Breakdown
15:02 min	Lick 6 Breakdown
15:41 min	Lick 7 Breakdown
16:46 min	Lick 8 Breakdown
18:03 min	Lick 9 Breakdown
18:35 min	Lick 10 Breakdown
19:51 min	Lick 11 Breakdown
20:26 min	Lick 12 Breakdown
21:16 min	Lick 13 Breakdown
22:22 min	Lick 14 Breakdown
23:22 min	Lick 15 Breakdown
24:05 min	Lick 16 Breakdown

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Hank Williams, Jr. Country Rhythm and Fills

April 13, 2025August 1, 2016 by Devin

hank williams jr style country rhythm and fills

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Rye Whiskey

April 13, 2025June 16, 2016 by Devin

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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Deep Elem Blues

May 5, 2026June 3, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0075

“Deep Elem Blues” is a traditional American song from the early 1900s. This song is usually played in a blues format but we’re going to add a country and bluegrass twist to it for this guitar lesson. We’ll go over several country strumming patterns, the song intro, a nice country filler riff, and we’ll go over all of the vocals verse by verse.

Overview & Rhythm

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview
03:01 min	G Chord Formation and Hammer-On
04:35 min	Country Strumming Patterns
10:21 min	“Building Up” Chord Progressions
14:05 min	Intermediate Country Strumming
17:08 min	Apply This to Deep Elem Blues

Song Intro & Filler Riff

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Easy Intro
01:13 min	Intermediate Intro
06:01 min	More Advanced Intro
08:16 min	Filler Riff
13:04 min	Play Through Entire Intro

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Chord Progression

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