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John Hardy was a Desperate Little Man

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Lesson ID: A0128

In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach y’all how to play two guitar solo breaks for the classic country & bluegrass song “John Hardy”. The first break has a nice blend of Carter style “boom chick” rhythm and Tony Rice influenced licks and the second guitar solo is loaded with some awesome country & bluegrass flatpicking licks that travel the neck. Download the tablature PDF files below the video along with the Guitar Pro files. If you like this lesson, check out our Bluegrass Lick Library.

 

Guitar Solo 1

Guitar Solo 2

Video 1 – Full Breakdown

Video 2 – Condensed Breakdown for the More Advanced Players

Rhythm

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Ending Lick

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Backing Track

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Hybrid Picking Rhythm with Chord Embellishments

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Lesson 3 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course
Lesson ID: A0123

Up until this point in our hybrid picking course, I’ve taught y’all a few of my favorite hybrid picking patterns that you can use in country songs as a replacement for strumming. In this lesson, I’ll show you some nice chord embellishments that will make your hybrid picking rhythm sound more interesting. First, we’ll work through a 16 measure long practice progression that’s loaded with chord embellishments. After you master the progression, practice along with me at two different speeds!

Lesson Overview

Chord Embellishments

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Practice

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Country Hybrid Picking with an Alternating Bass Line

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Lesson 2 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course
Lesson ID: A0122

In this lesson, we’re going to add more to the country hybrid picking pattern that we studied in the previous lesson of this series. We’ll get comfortable alternating the bass line with our pick which will get you ready to learn some of the more difficult hybrid picking patterns that we’ll be covering later in this course. After you learn the pattern, try practicing it over the chord progressions of your favorite country songs.

Lesson Overview

Hybrid Picking Pattern

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Counting the Pattern

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Makin’ Your Rhythm Guitar Country with Hybrid Picking

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Lesson 1 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course
Lesson ID: A0121

This is the first guitar lesson in a series of videos where we’ll be showing y’all how to make your rhythm guitar sound country with hybrid picking. In this lesson, I’ll teach you a really useful hybrid picking pattern that can be applied to a ton of different country songs. This pattern will help get you comfortable using your pick in combination with the middle and ring fingers of your right hand. As we progress through this course, we’ll increase the hybrid picking difficulty and we’ll take a look at several different patterns that sound great in country, bluegrass, and folk music.

Video Start TimeLesson Topic
00:00 minHybrid Picking Overview
02:38 minHybrid Picking Pattern over G Chord
06:44 minHybrid Picking Pattern over C Chord
07:48 minHybrid Picking Pattern over D Chord
08:48 minHybrid Picking Pattern to Use When You’re Singing
10:41 minPractice Progression
12:30 minYour Homework and Lesson Recap