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Wayfaring Stranger Alternate Picking Workout (SHORT)

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0230

This guitar “workout” will really improve your pick control, and it’s WAY harder than it looks. Learn this Wayfaring Stranger-inspired alternate picking workout in Am.

Helpful Tips:

• Try not to look at your hands while you’re learning and practicing this progression.
• Keep reminding yourself to relax your picking hand and work on getting solid down picks. For me, the down picks were my weakness.
• The HARDEST PART is the picking pattern over the Dm chord. It’ll definitely make you frustrated! While I’m relaxing my hands, I like to play the Dm chord pattern over and over several times. Be sure to take breaks! And try practicing in “fours” — play through difficult sections in groups of four, take a five second break, and then play four more times. This really helps build the proper muscle memory.

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Cold Frosty Morning

April 11, 2025February 20, 2021 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0194

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional bluegrass tune called “Cold Frosty Morning”. This song dates back to the 1700s and it has become a favorite tune played at bluegrass jams. It’s a great song to use for working on your bluegrass flatpicking — practice picking the melody at a slow pace in the beginning and increase your speed in increments. Also, don’t worry about volume at first. Try to pick each note with a nice, clean, and soft pick stroke. This will help you build the right technique and the speed and volume will develop over time. “Cold Frosty Morning” guitar tablature is available for download below the lesson video.

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Arrangement 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with TAB – Low-Pitched Arrangement

Video 2 – Full Breakdown – Low-Pitched Arrangement

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
02:38 min	Measures 5 through 8
04:57 min	Repeat Measures 1 through 6
06:10 min	Measures 9 and 10 (A Part – Second Alternate Ending)
07:07 min	Measures 11 and 12 (Beginning of the B Part)
09:09 min	Measures 13 through 16
11:50 min	Measures 17 and 18 (B Part – First Alternate Ending)
13:02 min	Repeat Measures 11 through 16
13:48 min	Measures 19 and 20 (B Part – Second Alternate Ending)
15:22 min	Practice Along with Me

Arrangement 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with TAB – High-Pitched Arrangement

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Backing Track

Video 1 – Slower Backing Track 160BPM

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Video 2 – Faster Backing Track 200BPM

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“Walk On Boy” in the Style of Doc Watson

April 11, 2025December 4, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0192

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work through a progression from the classic song “Walk On Boy.” The original version of this song was written by Mel Tillis and Wayne Walker. The flatpicking arrangement that you’ll learn in this lesson is similar to “Walk On Boy” as it was performed by Doc Watson. After we work on the main flatpicking guitar break, we’ll take a closer look at this song’s rhythm guitar part including the chord progression and vocals.

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Jerusalem Ridge

April 11, 2025October 9, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0190

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a flatpicking guitar arrangement that goes along with the old classic bluegrass fiddle tune “Jerusalem Ridge” by Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe. This is a catchy flatpicking guitar arrangement that will help you work on your pick control and timing. We’ll begin by covering an intro for this song, and then we’ll go over the four main melodies in this song (A Part, B Part, C Part, and D Part). Download the guitar tablature below the lesson video.

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