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Deep Elem Blues

April 13, 2025June 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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Chord Progression

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Deep Elem Blues Tablature Chords & Lyrics Woodtone Strings

Cherokee Shuffle

April 13, 2025May 8, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0071

Cherokee Shuffle is an old traditional fiddle tune that’s become a popular tune for bluegrass flatpickers to play on acoustic guitar. The first version of this tune was recorded by fiddler Tommy Magness in the 1930’s. Tommy Jackson is generally credited with transforming Magness’s rendition into “Cherokee Shuffle” in the key of A. In this lesson, we’ll slow down this tune and play along with interactive guitar tablature note for note. Be sure to use the AB Looping and playback speed controls on the video player!

Flatpicking Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Song Overview
01:10 min	Important Tips
02:54 min	Tablature Play Along – Slower Speed
06:00 min	Practice Along – Faster Speed
07:48 min	Extra Pointers

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Mixing the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Together

April 13, 2025April 10, 2016 by Devin

mixing the major and minor pentatonic scales guitar lesson

Lesson ID: A0065

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. Developing this technique will add a whole new layer to your soloing!

Guitar Lesson

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
01:24 min	Major and Minor Pentatonic Scale Comparison
03:48 min	Easy Way to Mix Major and Minor Pentatonics
05:04 min	Why Should You Switch Between These Scales?
05:40 min	Make Your Solo Sound More “Country”
06:27 min	More Improvising Tips

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