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Common Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks

April 13, 2025August 6, 2016 by Devin

common bluegrass flatpicking guitar licks with tablature

Lesson ID: A0083

In this guitar lesson video, I’ll teach you 16 common bluegrass flatpicking guitar licks that will come in handy at your next bluegrass jam. We’ll break down each lick with tablature and I’ll show you how you can use these guitar licks with the majority of bluegrass songs. All of these flatpicking licks are in the key of G and they’re designed to help you improvise your own guitar solos. If you like this guitar lesson, you might also like our Bluegrass Lick Library.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
02:16 min	Using Licks with Songs
05:52 min	Lick 1 and Other Tips
10:32 min	Lick 2 Breakdown
11:53 min	Lick 3 Breakdown
12:33 min	Lick 4 Breakdown
13:17 min	Lick 5 Breakdown
15:02 min	Lick 6 Breakdown
15:41 min	Lick 7 Breakdown
16:46 min	Lick 8 Breakdown
18:03 min	Lick 9 Breakdown
18:35 min	Lick 10 Breakdown
19:51 min	Lick 11 Breakdown
20:26 min	Lick 12 Breakdown
21:16 min	Lick 13 Breakdown
22:22 min	Lick 14 Breakdown
23:22 min	Lick 15 Breakdown
24:05 min	Lick 16 Breakdown

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Oh Kentucky Country & Bluegrass Strumming

April 13, 2025June 17, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0077

In this guitar lesson video, you’ll learn how to play a melodic country & bluegrass strumming pattern inspired by the song “Oh, Kentucky” by Lou Reid & Carolina. We’ll add some nice bass line walks and accent picks to the strumming. This guitar lesson will help you develop right hand pick control and it will push your country and bluegrass rhythm guitar to the next level.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
00:47 min	Main Strumming Pattern
02:25 min	Alternating Bass Notes
03:44 min	Controlled Strumming
04:34 min	Melodic Bass Line
08:31 min	Practice with a Song

Deep Elem Blues

May 5, 2026June 3, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0075

“Deep Elem Blues” is a traditional American song from the early 1900s. This song is usually played in a blues format but we’re going to add a country and bluegrass twist to it for this guitar lesson. We’ll go over several country strumming patterns, the song intro, a nice country filler riff, and we’ll go over all of the vocals verse by verse.

Overview & Rhythm

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview
03:01 min	G Chord Formation and Hammer-On
04:35 min	Country Strumming Patterns
10:21 min	“Building Up” Chord Progressions
14:05 min	Intermediate Country Strumming
17:08 min	Apply This to Deep Elem Blues

Song Intro & Filler Riff

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Easy Intro
01:13 min	Intermediate Intro
06:01 min	More Advanced Intro
08:16 min	Filler Riff
13:04 min	Play Through Entire Intro

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Deep Elem Blues Tablature Chords & Lyrics Woodtone Strings

Wildwood Flower

February 22, 2026May 25, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0073

“Wildwood Flower” was first published in 1860 and was later recorded by the Carter Family in 1928 on the Victor label. Maybelle Carter leads a rendition of the song on the 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken, and frequently performed the song in concert with Johnny Cash. In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you a traditional version of Wildwood Flower and then an intermediate version with a ton of crosspicking.

Overview

Traditional Version

Intermediate Version

Traditional Tablature Intermediate Tablature Chords Progression Woodtone Strings