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I’ve Been All Around This World

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Lesson ID: A0179

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional song called “I’ve been All Around This World”. First we’ll work through the main chord progression to this song and we’ll practice singing the verses with the chords & lyrics. Next you’ll learn two flatpicking guitar instrumental breaks. The first instrumental break brings in a lot of this song’s traditional melody and the second instrumental break has some nice flatpicking licks in the style of Bryan Sutton. Tablature files are available below the lesson video.

Note: Instrumental Break Progression = Verse Progression + Two Extra Measures of C at the end

Overview

Instrumental Break 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature – Instrumental Break 1

Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Instrumental Break 1

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Lesson Overview
00:36 min Measures 1 through 4
06:45 min Measures 5 through 8
14:01 min Measures 9 through 12
19:02 min Measures 13 through 17
23:45 min Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

Instrumental Break 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature – Instrumental Break 2

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Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Instrumental Break 2

Video Start Time Measures 1 through 4
00:00 min Lesson Overview
06:59 min Measures 5 through 8
12:58 min Measures 9 through 12
17:57 min Measures 13 through 17
21:04 min Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Backing Track

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Blue Railroad Train

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Lesson ID: A0178

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the old classic “Blue Railroad Train” in the style of Tony Rice. We’ll cover three different instrumental breaks that are loaded with some really nice country & bluegrass licks on acoustic guitar. The first two instrumental breaks are a little more advanced for the intermediate guitar players, and the third instrumental break is an easier version for the less experienced guitar players. The easier break will have some really nice Tony Rice style guitar licks as well and it will be a good challenge that’ll push your flatpicking to the next level. Later in the lesson, we’ll also go over the rhythm guitar part and chord progressions for “Blue Railroad Train”.

Overview

Guitar Break 1

Video 1 – Intermediate Break 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Intermediate Break 1 – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Measures 1 through 4
06:17 min Measures 5 through 9
14:00 min Practice the First Half of the Instrumental Break
15:15 min Measures 10 through 13
22:26 min Measures 14 through 18
25:09 min Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

Guitar Break 2

Video 1 – Intermediate Break 2 – Playthrough with Tablature

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Video 2 – Intermediate Break 2 – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Measures 1 through 4
06:16 min Measures 5 through 9
08:13 min Measures 10 through 13
15:16 min Measures 14 through 18
16:25 min Slower Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break
17:44 min Faster Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Easier Break

Video 1 – Easier Instrumental Break – Playthrough with Tablature

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Video 2 – Easier Instrumental Break – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Measures 1 through 4
03:38 min Syncopated Rhythm
05:31 min Measures 1 through 4 Continued
08:34 min Measures 5 through 9
11:44 min Pick Direction for Downbeats vs. Upbeats
17:20 min Measures 10 through 13
19:59 min Measures 14 through 18
22:30 min Key of D vs. D Position
23:52 min Slower Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break
25:07 min Faster Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Chords

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Rhythm Overview
00:30 min Instrumental Break Chord Progression
01:54 min Verse Chord Progression
02:46 min Verse Chord Progression with Singing
04:19 min Strumming Patterns and Strumming Examples
12:27 min Rhythm Guitar Fill Riff

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Sunny Side of the Mountain Flatpicking Guitar Solo

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Lesson ID: A0177

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a country and bluegrass flatpicking guitar solo that you can practice over a chord progression from the old classic song “Sunny Side of the Mountain” by Harry C. McAuliffe and Bobby Gregory. “Sunny Side of the Mountain” was first recorded by Hank Snow and it has been recorded by several other country and bluegrass artists over the years. “Sunny Side of the Mountain” is also a really popular song to play at bluegrass jams.

The guitar solo that we’re learning today is challenging but it is doable for newer pickers if you slow it down a bit. Overall, this solo has a really nice melody and it is loaded with some hot bluegrass licks that will help improve your flatpicking accuracy and speed.

Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Measures 1 through 5
08:49 min Measures 6 through 9
14:08 min Measures 10 through 13
18:01 min Practice the First Half of the Solo
19:22 min Measures 14 through 17
24:44 min Measures 18 through 21
30:20 min Measures 22 through 25
34:38 min Practice the Second Half of the Solo

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Red Dirt Country Strumming in the Style of Tyler Childers

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Lesson ID: A0176

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on some red dirt country strumming in this style of Tyler Childers. First you’ll learn a country strumming pattern that is modeled after the strumming pattern Tyler Childers uses in his song “Whitehouse Road”. Then we’ll practice this strumming pattern over a couple chord progressions in drop D tuning with our capo on the second fret. After we practice the strumming pattern a bit, we’ll add some chord embellishments to our strumming to give it a nice red dirt country sound. Later in the lesson we’ll also work through an intro riff in the style of Tyler Childers. Overall this is a great lesson for learning some useful drop D chord embellishments that will spice up your country rhythm guitar. Please support Tyler Childers on iTunes and check out more of his songs on his YouTube Channel.

Overview

Strumming & Chords

Chord Embellishments

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Intro Riff

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Playthrough

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