This is the first video in a series of lessons where I’ll be teaching y’all how to play country and bluegrass rhythm guitar fill riffs, chord embellishments, and more! We’re going to start this series with the most basic beginner concepts and work our way up to more advanced techniques each lesson. As we discuss these topics, I’m going to highlight the note combinations and other progressions that’ll give your guitar playing that country and bluegrass sound.
Licks and Tricks
Melodic Bluegrass Licks that Travel the Neck
In this guitar lesson video, I’ll teach you six of my favorite bluegrass style licks that travel up and down the guitar neck. Each of these licks is built around the positions of the G major pentatonic scale. I’ll show you which scale positions are used by each lick and we’ll go over a few other tips for playing country and bluegrass lead guitar up and down the neck. If you like this lesson, check out our Bluegrass Lick Library.
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Lesson Overview |
01:08 min | Lick 1 |
07:38 min | Lick 2 |
10:43 min | Lick 3 |
14:37 min | Lick 4 |
18:09 min | Lick 5 |
20:47 min | Lick 6 |
Common Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks
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 |
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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 |