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Chet Atkins Hybrid Picking Progression

Lesson ID: A0086

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.

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Tim Miller
Tim Miller(@tim)
7 years ago

Very cool thanks again for another great lesson Devin

Randy
Randy (@guest_326)
7 years ago

Nice one!

Chris
Chris (@guest_329)
7 years ago

this is a fun one

Aytan Leibowitz
Aytan Leibowitz(@aytan72)
7 years ago

Hybrid picking is a fun technique to learn and makes my playing sound way better!

George Lange
George Lange(@georgeanddoris66hotmail-com)
3 years ago

So true, same with me

wpcraigiii
wpcraigiii(@wpcraigiiihotmail-com)
7 years ago

Yes I would like some more lessons on this style picking. Thanks Devin

George Lange
George Lange(@georgeanddoris66hotmail-com)
3 years ago

Where is the tablature for this? This song is very good

George Lange
George Lange(@georgeanddoris66hotmail-com)
3 years ago
Reply to  Devin

Thanks I have tried to unlock this concept by slowing the video down. It helps quite a bit

Gregory Peters
Gregory Peters(@greg-p)
3 years ago

Love this. Shades of Scotty Moore & Creedence. Tabs would indeed be helpful.

George Lange
George Lange(@georgeanddoris66hotmail-com)
2 years ago

I find that I can hybrid pick more now and I do get a more consistent volume now. Excellent lesson set, Devin. Please do more if you can. We love. I might even get my wife into this stuff. She had tried guitar lessons in the past but gave up way too soon