Lesson 2 – Bluegrass Guitar Solo Improvising Course
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!
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Jam Track
Practice Video:
| 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 |
Great lesson and licks as usual!
Awesome lesson man! Thanks! I’m learning the scales you covered and all this is starting to make a lot of sense.
Gold Pick Members – Now you can share your YouTube videos in the comments below the lesson videos. Just copy and paste the YouTube URL in the comment text box and click POST COMMENT. It’ll automatically pull in the YouTube video after you post the comment.
Hope to see some videos of y’all jamming out on some country and bluegrass!
…and you can upload pictures and other files like PDFs. Hope y’all like the new features! I’ll attach a pic of my best bud Rocket from a hike earlier today and a PDF file so you can see how it works. – Devin
Keep ’em comin!
Excellent man! I’m looking forward to the intermediate and advanced licks in this course. Your website has the exact kind of style I want to learn. Great work and quality videos. Cheers, Joseph.
Lot of fun, lookin forward to lesson 3!
Devin, this is awesome, so helpful, and fun! Thank you for getting straight to it, no bull crap, just playing and learning some good stuff! Helps a TON to have those backing tracks…just gotta find myself a metronome now 🙂