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How To Play Lead Guitar Using the Pentatonic Scales

In this guitar lesson, we’ll go over how you can go about playing lead guitar using…

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
No Specific Key

Guitar Riffs First Position E Minor Pentatonic Scale

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn some awesome licks in the first position of the…

Difficulty:
2.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
E

Acoustic 12 Bar Blues in the Key of E

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn a basic 12 bar blues progression. The 12 bar blues…

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
E

Lynyrd Skynyrd Style Blues Progression

In this lesson we’re going to go over an awesome Lynyrd Skynyrd style blues…

Difficulty:
3.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
E

How to play lead guitar. Where to start?

In this guitar lesson, we’re going to start building the foundation you need to play country and bluegrass lead guitar all the way up and down the entire guitar neck. I’ll show you the main scales you need to know and how you can...

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Beginner Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar

Bluegrass rhythm guitar is one of the most important parts of a bluegrass band. Since…

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1.5 out of 5
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Ultimate Bluegrass Ending

Guitar ending riffs are extremely important in bluegrass. If you’ve ever been to a…

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Two Intermediate Country Guitar Riffs

In this lesson you’ll learn two intermediate country guitar riffs. The great thing about these riffs is that you can play them separately or you can combine them to make one longer guitar solo. The goal here is that we’re continuing to expand your...

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
E

Bluegrass Riff in the Key of G

In this guitar lesson video, you’ll learn one of my favorite bluegrass guitar riffs in the key of G. I’m going to keep posting guitar riff/lick lessons similar to this one, and the end goal is for you to expand your “bag of licks”...

Difficulty:
4.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Bryan Sutton Style Roll Lick

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn an awesome country and bluegrass guitar lick that…

Difficulty:
4.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

1st Position G Minor Pentatonic Licks

In these guitar lesson videos, you’ll learn some country and bluegrass guitar licks built around the 1st position of the G minor pentatonic scale. Each week, we’ll post new country guitar licks built around various positions of the pentatonic scales and the blues…

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Bryan Sutton Style Sweep Picking

Bryan Sutton is definitely one of the best flatpickers alive today. He plays with a uniquely smooth tone even when he’s picking super fast, and one of the ways he does this is with sweep picking. In this lesson we’ll go over…

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Tuning Your Guitar by Ear

In this video I’ll show you my favorite guitar tuner and you’ll learn a couple easy ways to tune your guitar by ear so you’re always able to tune a guitar when you don’t have a tuner nearby…

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2nd Position G Minor Pentatonic Licks

We’ve already covered several licks within the 1st position of the G Minor pentatonic scale. In the lesson videos below, we’ll be moving up the guitar neck to learn some licks built around the 2nd position of the G Minor pentatonic scale. The solo...

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Best Bluegrass Flatpicking Techniques

It’s amazing how fast flatpickers Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, David Grisham, and Dan Tyminski can pick on the guitar. If you’re anything like me, you’re always trying to pick faster and with more precision to keep up with these legends. In this lesson, we’ll...

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1.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
No Specific Key

Lowering Your Guitar’s Action

When you’re first learning how to play guitar, it can really hurt to press down your guitar strings. The majority of guitars straight out of the box from the factory come with high action which means the strings are far away from the fretboard...

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Your Very First Guitar Chords

Brand new to guitar and wanting to learn how to play country music? You’re in the right place! In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn the four most common guitar chords used in country music. If you know these four chords, you’ll be able to...

Difficulty:
0.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

The Best Country Strumming Patterns

Ever wondered what makes a strumming pattern sound country? In this lesson video I’ll show you! We’ll go over several common country strumming patterns and I’ll teach you some awesome techniques to spice up your country rhythm guitar playing…

Difficulty:
2.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
No Specific Key

How to Grip Your Pick

There’s a ton of different ways to grip a guitar pick and it all comes down to what feels most comfortable to you. In this video, I’ll show you a good starting for gripping your pick and we’ll go over the best way to...

Difficulty:
1.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
No Specific Key

Mixing the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Together

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....

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G, A, G Position

Brad Paisley Acoustic Guitar Riffs

In this lesson video, you’re going to learn some awesome Brad Paisley style acoustic guitar riffs. These riffs are modeled after the riffs Brad plays in his song Life’s Railway To Heaven. Starting with his 1999 debut album, Who Needs Pictures, Brad Paisley has...

Difficulty:
4.0 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Blackberry Blossom Tony Rice Style

Blackberry Blossom is an old traditional fiddle tune that has become a popular tune for bluegrass flatpickers to play on acoustic guitar. In this lesson video, we’ll slow down this tune and play along with interactive guitar tablature note for note. Be sure to...

Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Country Rhythm Practice Drills

We’ve got a couple drills here in this lesson video that’ll help you build right hand pick accuracy for playing country and bluegrass rhythm guitar. These country rhythm patterns will make your rhythm guitar sound more melodic and complex. We’ll show you…

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G

Improvising with Bluegrass G Licks

In this guitar lesson video, we’ll break down the scales that are commonly played in key of G open bluegrass licks. They’re called “open” licks or open riffs because they incorporate a lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs to and from the open strings. These...

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Lesson Key:
G