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Blackberry Blossom Tony Rice Style

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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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Brad Paisley Acoustic Guitar Riffs

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Lesson ID: A0066

In this lesson video, you’re going to learn some awesome Brad Paisley style acoustic guitar riffs. These riffs are modeled after the riffs Brad plays in his song Life’s Railway To Heaven. Starting with his 1999 debut album, Who Needs Pictures, Brad Paisley has released 10 studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He has scored 32 top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart, 19 of which have reached #1. He set a new record in 2009 for most consecutive singles reaching the top spot on that chart.

Intro Guitar Riff

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Lesson Overview
01:09 min Intro Riff Tips
01:57 min Intro Riff – First Section
03:16 min Intro Riff – Second Section
04:58 min Intro Riff – Third Section
06:57 min Intro Riff – Fourth Section

Guitar Solo

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Guitar Solo Overview
00:58 min Solo Bar 1
02:52 min Solo Bar 2
05:00 min Solo Bar 3
06:38 min Solo Bar 4
09:05 min Solo Bars 5 & 6
15:35 min Solo Bar 7
17:11 min Solo Bars 8 & 9
23:05 min The Entire Solo

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Mixing the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Together

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Lesson ID: A0065

In this guitar lesson I’ll teach you an easy way to switch back and forth between the major and minor pentatonic scales. This is one of the most important concepts of playing lead guitar and it is very common in country and bluegrass music. Developing this technique will add a whole new layer to your soloing!

Guitar Lesson

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Lesson Overview
01:24 min Major and Minor Pentatonic Scale Comparison
03:48 min Easy Way to Mix Major and Minor Pentatonics
05:04 min Why Should You Switch Between These Scales?
05:40 min Make Your Solo Sound More “Country”
06:27 min More Improvising Tips

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Best Bluegrass Flatpicking Techniques

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Lesson ID: A0057

It’s amazing how fast flatpickers Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, David Grisham, and Dan Tyminski can pick on the guitar. If you’re anything like me, you’re always trying to pick faster and with more precision to keep up with these legends. In this lesson, we’ll go over some must-know bluegrass flatpicking techniques that will really help you increase your speed and improve your accuracy! If you like this lesson, you might also like our Bluegrass Lick Library.

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Lesson Overview
00:33 min Pick Direction for Building Speed
02:24 min Your Choice of Guitar Pick
03:19 min Two Important Pick Angles
05:31 min Relax Your Wrist but Play with a Heavy Hand