Rhythm Guitar Archives

Makin’ Your Rhythm Guitar Country with Hybrid Picking

April 13, 2025April 14, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson 1 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course

Lesson ID: A0121

This is the first guitar lesson in a series of videos where we’ll be showing y’all how to make your rhythm guitar sound country with hybrid picking. In this lesson, I’ll teach you a really useful hybrid picking pattern that can be applied to a ton of different country songs. This pattern will help get you comfortable using your pick in combination with the middle and ring fingers of your right hand. As we progress through this course, we’ll increase the hybrid picking difficulty and we’ll take a look at several different patterns that sound great in country, bluegrass, and folk music.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Hybrid Picking Overview
02:38 min	Hybrid Picking Pattern over G Chord
06:44 min	Hybrid Picking Pattern over C Chord
07:48 min	Hybrid Picking Pattern over D Chord
08:48 min	Hybrid Picking Pattern to Use When You’re Singing
10:41 min	Practice Progression
12:30 min	Your Homework and Lesson Recap

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I’ll Fly Away in the Style of Alan Jackson

April 13, 2025March 28, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0119

In this lesson, I’ll teach you how play the traditional gospel song “I’ll Fly Away” in the style of Alan Jackson. First we’ll go over the chord progressions and a few strumming patterns you can play behind your vocals. Then I’ll teach you two variations of the instrumental break — the first instrumental break will mix a nice melody line with strumming and the second instrumental break will be loaded with some awesome bluegrass flatpicking licks. Chords and lyrics along with tablature can be downloaded below the video!

Overview

Progressions

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Lyrics

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Strumming

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Basic Instrumental

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Bluegrass Solo

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Backing Track

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12 Bar Blues with Six Turnaround Riffs in E

April 13, 2025March 17, 2017 by Devin

easy beginner 12 bar blues guitar lesson turnaround riffs

Lesson ID: A0118

Understanding blues guitar can really improve your country and bluegrass guitar playing. In this guitar lesson, we’ll teach you the most common way to play the 12 bar blues and then we’ll go over six awesome blues turnaround riffs that will turn some heads at your next jam session.

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Rhythm Progression

Blues Turnarounds

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Whiskey Before Breakfast

April 13, 2025February 27, 2017 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0116

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the standard bluegrass tune “Whiskey Before Breakfast“. Many believe this song is an old tune from the Appalachians or the British Isles. We’ll teach you a nice bluegrass flatpicking instrumental break and we’ll also go over the chords and lyrics for those of y’all that want to sing along. After you watch the lesson, prepare for your next bluegrass jam with Devin’s jam track!

Instrumental Break