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More Bluegrass Licks and Guitar Scale Theory

April 13, 2025February 3, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson 2 – Bluegrass Guitar Solo Improvising Course

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Lesson ID: A0113

In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you four more bluegrass licks that are great for improvising in the key of G. We’ll also talk about the guitar scale theory behind each of the bluegrass licks. After you master the guitar licks, practice the arranged solo and your bluegrass improvising skills with the jam track!

Overview

Lick 1

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 1 Breakdown with Tablature
00:50 min	Guitar Scales for Bluegrass Licks
01:52 min	Getting That Country & Bluegrass Sound

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Lick 2

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 2 Breakdown with Tablature
01:26 min	Building Licks Around Open Chords Using Key of G Scales
02:23 min	More Chord and Scale Theory Tips for Bluegrass Licks

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Lick 3

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 3 Breakdown with Tablature
01:36 min	Easier Way to Play Lick 3
02:33 min	How Lick 3 is Formed Around the D Chord

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Lick 4

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 4 Breakdown with Tablature
00:52 min	Left Hand Fingering for Easy Lick Transition

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Example

Jam Track Example:

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Listen to All Four Bluegrass Licks Played in a Row
00:43 min	Bluegrass Lick Example with the Jam Track
01:21 min	Lesson Wrap Up

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MP3 Jam Tracks

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Scale Charts

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Guitar Tablature Woodtone Strings

Basic Bluegrass Licks and Guitar Scales

April 13, 2025January 28, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson 1 – Bluegrass Guitar Solo Improvising Course

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Lesson ID: A0112

In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you some basic bluegrass licks in the key of G that will get you started improvising bluegrass lead guitar. We’ll also talk about the guitar scales that you need to learn for improvising bluegrass solos. After you master the guitar licks, practice the arranged solo and your bluegrass improvising skills with the jam along video!

Important Points:

⇒ All four of these licks are in the key of G.
⇒ In bluegrass, it’s common to form licks around the chord progression.
⇒ Lick 1 is a key of G lick formed around the G major chord.
⇒ Lick 2 is a key of G lick formed around the C major chord.
⇒ Lick 3 is a key of G lick formed around the D major chord.
⇒ Lick 4 is a key of G lick formed around the G major chord.

Overview

Rhythm

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Chord Progression
00:39 min	How to Play the Licks over the Progression
01:07 min	Bluegrass Licks Formed Around Chords

Lick 1

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 1 Breakdown with Tablature
01:29 min	Guitar Scales You Need to Learn for Bluegrass Improvising
03:44 min	How the Scales are Used to Create Lick 1
04:53 min	Improvising with Scales

Lick 2

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 2 Breakdown with Tablature
01:16 min	How Lick 2 is Formed Around the C7 Chord
02:07 min	How the Scales are Used to Create Lick 2

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Lick 3

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 3 Breakdown with Tablature
01:00 min	Following the Rhythm Guitar’s Chord Progression
01:37 min	How the Scales are Used to Create Lick 3
03:18 min	Scales You Should Learn First for Bluegrass Improvising

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Lick 4

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lick 4 Breakdown with Tablature
00:38 min	The Most Important Lick in Bluegrass
02:24 min	How the Scales are Used to Create Lick 4
03:19 min	Using the Scales to Get that Bluegrass Sound

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Example

Jam Track Example:

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Practice Licks 1 through 4
00:34 min	Jam Track – Format
00:55 min	Jam Track – Count In

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MP3 Jam Tracks

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Scale Charts

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Guitar Tablature Woodtone Strings

Country Strumming in the Style of Randy Travis

April 13, 2025November 16, 2016 by Devin

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Lesson 2 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0103

In the previous lesson of this course, I taught y’all one of the most important strumming patterns in country and bluegrass music. We also discussed how to use alternating bass notes with several different chords and we practiced strumming with a common country and bluegrass chord progression.

In this lesson, we’re going to practice this country strumming pattern using the song “Forever And Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis. This song is a great practice tool because it’s played at a relatively slow pace and the lyrics aren’t too difficult to learn. We’ll go over all of the song’s chord progressions and I’ll give you some important strumming tips as we work through the lesson.

Lesson Overview

Chords & Strumming

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview
01:38 min	Alternating Bass Line over the D Major Chord
02:48 min	Alternating Bass Line over the G Major Chord
03:31 min	Alternating Bass Line over the E Major Chord
04:34 min	Alternating Bass Line over the A Major Chord
05:10 min	Alternating Bass Line over the B Minor Chord
06:07 min	Counting the Strumming Pattern

Chord Progressions

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Intro Chord Progression
01:58 min	Verse 1 Chord Progression Without Singing
03:44 min	Verse 1 Chord Progression With Singing
05:27 min	Chorus 1 Chord Progression Without Singing
07:05 min	Chorus 1 Chord Progression With Singing
08:07 min	Instrumental Break
08:47 min	Verse 2 and Chorus 2 Recap
09:23 min	Ending Chord Progression

Intermediate Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Intro Chord Progression
00:51 min	Verse 1 Chord Progression With Singing
02:28 min	Chorus 1 Chord Progression With Singing
03:23 min	Instrumental Break
04:04 min	Verse 2 and Chorus 2 Recap
04:41 min	Ending Chord Progression

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Listen

Listen to “Forever And Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis below using the embedded player from Spotify. I’d highly recommend using Spotify for online radio. If you don’t have a Spotify account, click here to sign up free with your Facebook account or with an e-mail address.

Intro to Classic Country and Bluegrass Strumming

April 13, 2025November 9, 2016 by Devin

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Lesson 1 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0102

This is the first lesson in a series of videos where I’ll be teaching y’all a ton of my favorite classic country and bluegrass strumming patterns. In this lesson, we’re going to start with the basics and learn one of the most important strumming patterns used in country and bluegrass music. We’ll break down the pattern in detail and then I’ll show you how to use it with several common open chords. After that, I’ll give you some info on the chord numbering system, and finally, we’ll practice the strumming pattern using a really common country and bluegrass chord progression in four different keys.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
01:19 min	The Basic Strumming Pattern
02:07 min	Alternating Bass Notes
04:29 min	Country and Bluegrass G Chord Hammer-On
06:42 min	Using the Pattern with Common Guitar Chords
09:32 min	How to Count the Strumming Pattern
11:48 min	Let’s Use the Pattern with a Country and Bluegrass Chord Progression
16:29 min	Practice Along with Me
17:51 min	Changing Keys Using the Chord Numbering System