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How to Use Guitar Pro Tablature Software

April 11, 2025March 7, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0180

In this video, I’ll show you the basics of how to use Guitar Pro tablature software. I use Guitar Pro for creating all my guitar lesson tablature files and I use it all the time for tabbing out different licks and things that I come up with. In this lesson, we’ll be tabbing out a 12 bar blues progression that we’ll borrow from the song “Blues Stay Away From Me” in the style of Merle Haggard. We’ll have a link below this video where you can download a trial of Guitar Pro tab software and we’ll also have a button for downloading the tablature that goes along with this lesson.

12 Bar Blues Tablature Download Guitar Pro Software Woodtone Strings

Two Mid-range Acoustics for Country & Bluegrass

April 13, 2025October 30, 2017 by Devin

mid-range acoustic guitars for country bluegrass music

Lesson ID: A0146

In this video, I’ll show you the two mid-range acoustic guitars I use for country & bluegrass. These are the two guitars you see in most of the lesson videos. They’re not that expensive, but I think both of them have a nice natural wood tone that works well in country & bluegrass. The first one is a 1999 Martin D-15 (Martin has recently changed the name to D-15M) and the second is a 2009 Martin D-16GT. If you’re in the market for an acoustic guitar in this price range, I’d always recommend buying used because you can get much more guitar for your money.

Also in this video, I’ll show you my favorite guitar capo for country & bluegrass, my favorite guitar strings for country & bluegrass, some bone bridge pins that’ll give your guitar extra sustain, and a couple other random tips you might find useful.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview
00:40 min	Martin D-15 and Randy Schartiger Guitar Repair
02:11 min	Favorite Guitar Strings for Country & Bluegrass
02:51 min	Favorite Guitar Capo for Country & Bluegrass
03:40 min	Interesting Capo Tip!
05:46 min	D-16GT and Custom Bone Bridge Pins

Randy Schartiger’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/pretourious

Randy working on my D-15:
Video 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnPk2RXIPwY&t
Video 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW-n91o5QLE&t
Video 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paobWvuEfL0&t
Video 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaBYDgxcIx0&t
Video 5 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WswxDuzzpE
Video 6 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGufWgZ6quE&t

Bob Colosi Bone Bridge Pins http://www.guitarsaddles.com/products.asp

New Website Features!

April 13, 2025April 2, 2017 by Devin

easy beginner country bluegrass guitar lessons

1) Add to Favorites

Click the Add to Favorites button to bookmark a lesson and watch later. To view your favorites, go to the Top Menu Bar > Lessons > My Favorites.

2) Mark Complete

Never waste time watching the same lesson twice. Click the Mark Complete button to add a checkmark to a lesson’s thumbnail picture on the main lesson grid.

Mixing the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Together

April 13, 2025April 10, 2016 by Devin

mixing the major and minor pentatonic scales guitar lesson

Lesson ID: A0065

In this guitar lesson I’ll teach you an easy way to switch back and forth between the major and minor pentatonic scales. This is one of the most important concepts of playing lead guitar and it is very common in country and bluegrass music. Developing this technique will add a whole new layer to your soloing!

Guitar Lesson

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
01:24 min	Major and Minor Pentatonic Scale Comparison
03:48 min	Easy Way to Mix Major and Minor Pentatonics
05:04 min	Why Should You Switch Between These Scales?
05:40 min	Make Your Solo Sound More “Country”
06:27 min	More Improvising Tips

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