Lesson 2 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course
Lesson ID: A0122
In this lesson, we’re going to add more to the country hybrid picking pattern that we studied in the previous lesson of this series. We’ll get comfortable alternating the bass line with our pick which will get you ready to learn some of the more difficult hybrid picking patterns that we’ll be covering later in this course. After you learn the pattern, try practicing it over the chord progressions of your favorite country songs.
Lesson Overview
After you’re done here
More hybrid picking videos on the way! I’m going to post a couple more lessons to this course to get it started then pick back up with the country strumming and bluegrass improvising courses for a bit. Hope y’all can put some of these hybrid picking patterns to good use! – Devin
Love it, thanks Devin!
Awesome can’t wait for more videos on this!
Thanks! Glad y’all like the series so far. The next hybrid picking videos should be pretty cool…going to cover some of my favorite open chord embellishments to use with hybrid picking. Then after that, probably going to start working on some Merle Travis style picking. Good stuff on the way.
really cool stuff for sure and so happy I’m here! I know I could use these lessons! simply awesome stuff!
i understand your joy john , perfect for a first step !
Devin love the cross picking lessons – hope it is ok to use the thumb instead of a pick – keep em coming.
I am picking with the thumb too.
NEVERMIND! got it! You mentioned watching the previous lessons before this one…which lesson do you recommend? thanks!
Cool, good deal. Hope you enjoy the course!
Great lesson! Thanks!
Another cool lesson. How important are the fingernails in getting a good tone? I’m just picking with the ends of my fingers.
Thanks Jonathan! I used to grow out my nails to get more volume for hybrid picking, but since I’ve been doing more flatpicking lately and playing banjo, I think it’s a lot easier keeping the nails trimmed on the right hand. Starting to find the sweet spot and get better tone and volume without the long nails. Also, Tommy Emmanuel is one of my all-time favorite guitar players…I checked out some of his YouTube videos a while back to see what he does and from what I can tell he has pretty short nails..except maybe for the thumb? He gets… Read more »
Right on. Thanks for the info. I’ll check that guy out for sure!
I used to play classical guitar Devin, adding fingers with the pick I feel not comfortable…I persevere because it is so beautiful to play like this…
If you only used your pick but played the same notes, would that be called cross picking?
Here’s some info I put together a while back on crosspicking https://countryguitaronline.com/bluegrass-crosspicking/
This hybrid picking pattern played with just a pick could maybe be considered crosspicking, but crosspicking would normally be more of a circular pattern that repeats like in the examples you see tabbed out on that page above.
Devin, in lesson 1 you presented two different patterns the second one you used for when you sing. Should we concentrate on the singing one more as you used it today. I won’t use the first pattern to practise as alternating base is used so much more as it sounds better.
Thanks for today.
BE SAFE!
Started Lesson 2…and…. back to lesson 1. Lol
I was working on the Molly Tuttle style lesson. Went to YouTube started watching Townes Van Zandt videos and the documentary BE HERE TO LOVE ME. Progressed into Guy Clark songs. So, hours later, I’m on Ultimate Guitar looking up all these songs, playing along as I’m able. All of a sudden I hear myself playing a riff or a walk up or a fill here and there. WTF was that??!!?? Shocked myself!!! Whoot whoot!!
Hi Devin, just getting started, working on Lesson 3. The problem I am having is that after I pluck with the ring finger, somehow I am touching it with my finger as i move to the next note causing it to stop ringing. Any tips on how to handle that? perhaps focus on bending up the ring finger after plucking the target string
Actuallu, I am still working lesson 2
really clear and progressive! thx!
Any tips on balancing the volume between the pick and the fingers? I’m used to playing with my thumb, pointer, and middle fingers so I’ve never had to worry about it before. Thanks Devin! Loving the lessons.
I found this lesson very confusing because of the reference to the pattern used in the previous lesson. I thought in the previous lesson the pattern was similar to the DDU-UDU, which has two fingers in sequence. The description of the previous lesson given in this lesson has a pick stroke between any two finger plucks.
This sounds great – can’t wait to get this down so I can move on to the next lesson. Thanks!