In this intermediate guitar lesson video, I’ll teach you one of my favorite hybrid picking progressions in the style of Chet Atkins. Instead of using a thumb pick like Chet Atkins did, we’ll use a standard guitar pick in a hybrid picking style (pick in combo with the other fingers of your right hand). The pick will play an alternating bass line while the ring and middle fingers will pick up the melody notes. This picking pattern can be used with any chord progression.
In this guitar lesson video, you’ll learn how to play a melodic country & bluegrass strumming pattern inspired by the song “Oh, Kentucky” by Lou Reid & Carolina. We’ll add some nice bass line walks and accent picks to the strumming. This guitar lesson will help you develop right hand pick control and it will push your country and bluegrass rhythm guitar to the next level.
“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.
| 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 |
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Overview |
| 00:45 min | Intermediate Intro |
| 01:55 min | Instrumental Break |
