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Laid Back Flatpicking Jam in C – Mini Guitar Workout

October 5, 2025September 25, 2025 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0225

Download the guitar tablature below! Here’s a mellow flatpicking jam in the key of C — perfect if you’re learning to blend rhythm guitar and melody in a traditional style. This simple strumming pattern combined with a few classic guitar licks will give you a warm country & bluegrass sound in the style of Doc Watson and Maybelle Carter. Great one for beginner guitar players looking to level up their picking!

Don’t forget to use the AB Loop toolbar below to SLOW DOWN the video for easy learning.

Old Joe Clark

April 11, 2025March 12, 2024 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0221

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to play one a flatpicking guitar arrangement for the traditional fiddle tune “Old Joe Clark“. This mountain ballad was popular among soldiers from eastern Kentucky during World War I and afterwards. Its lyrics refer to a real person named Joseph Clark, a Kentucky mountaineer who was born in 1839 and murdered in 1885.

After you learn the flatpicking break, practice along with the “Old Joe Clark” backing track that accompanies this guitar lesson. Also, be sure to navigate to the “Bonus Bluegrass Licks” tab below to learn a few common bluegrass licks that work well with this song when you’re improvising. “Old Joe Clark” guitar tablature is available for download below the lesson video.

Lesson Overview

Playthrough with TAB

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	A Part – Measures 1 through 4
03:10 min	A Part – Measures 5 through 8
05:36 min	A Part – Repeat Measures 1 through 8
06:48 min	B Part – Measures 9 through 12
10:49 min	B Part – Measures 13 through 16
12:53 min	Practice along with me

Bonus Bluegrass Licks

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Old Joe Clark Tablature Bonus Bluegrass Licks Woodtone Strings

Red Haired Boy

April 11, 2025July 17, 2023 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0220

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a nice bluegrass flatpicking arrangement for “Red Haired Boy”. This song is one of the most common fiddle tunes played at bluegrass jams. NOTE: We’re going to play “Red Haired Boy” using key of G chords and scales, but we’ll capo the 2nd fret so technically this is in the key of A.

After you learn the flatpicking break, practice along with the “Red Haired Boy” backing track that comes with this guitar lesson. “Red Haired Boy” guitar tablature is available for download below the lesson video.

Lesson Overview

Playthrough with TAB

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Full Breakdown

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Red Haired Boy Tablature Woodtone Strings

Muddy Drop D Riff

April 11, 2025July 22, 2022 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0213

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn a “muddy” country guitar riff. To play this riff, you’ll need to tune your guitar to drop D tuning (DADGBE), and check out the pick direction symbols in the TAB as you’re learning the riff.

The guitar in this video is a PRS SE P20 acoustic with a tobacco sunburst finish. Definitely worth checking out this guitar if you’re looking for a nice parlor acoustic. I love the tone and it’s super lightweight and fun to play.

If you like the tone of the strings on this guitar, they’re the new Woodtone nickel-infused acoustic guitar strings!

Hope y’all enjoy the lesson! 🤘🤠🤘

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Listen to the Drop D Riff
00:23 min	Playthrough with Tablature
01:31 min	Full Breakdown of the Riff

Drop D Riff Tablature Woodtone Strings