Lesson ID: A0220
In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a nice bluegrass flatpicking arrangement for “Red Haired Boy”. This song is one of the most common fiddle tunes played at bluegrass jams. NOTE: We’re going to play “Red Haired Boy” using key of G chords and scales, but we’ll capo the 2nd fret so technically this is in the key of A.
After you learn the flatpicking break, practice along with the “Red Haired Boy” backing track that comes with this guitar lesson. “Red Haired Boy” guitar tablature is available for download below the lesson video.
Lesson Overview
Thanks Devin! The link to the tabs isn’t working. Says Oops!
Can you try it again? Was just making some updates on this lesson. Keep me posted! Hopefully it’s working now
Worked
Hi Devin! What guitar is that you are playing? Is it a electric acoustic?
Hi Landon! It’s a Martin D-18 with an amber burst finish on the top. It’s one of my top three favorite guitars. Might be my top favorite actually. It does have a K&K Pure Mini pickup installed, but in this lesson (and all lessons) I record my acoustics with a mic. In this lesson, I’m using an AKG C451B as the mic. This is my favorite mic for recording acoustic guitar that I’ve used to this point. They’re a bit pricey, but they capture the sound of an acoustic really well in my opinion.
Another arrangement of Red Haired Boy could not be more welcome Devin? Thank you!
hey Devin ! great lesson , thanks .
Is it possible that you make a play through with Tab for the Backing Track ?
That would be pretty cool…we’ll do some thinking on that and might make that happen. Thanks for the idea!
Is the previous arrangement of Red Haired Boy you posted still available or does this one supersede the older one?
For now this arrangement supersedes the old one. Did you want the tab for the old arrangement? If so, let me know and I could post it somewhere.
I think your subscribers would appreciate having both arrangements to play and besides, the original one has such a killer ending.
When did you change the tablature. I was brushing up on this and the tabs have changed to a certain degree.
Fortunately for me, I memorized the original arrangement Jason. It was a more challenging and fun rendition. It also had a cool ending.
Hi Devin, could this be played finger style?
Can you please post the tabs for the old arrangement? The one you have on YouTube? I think most if us like that one better. I call it “Devin in cowboy shirt version” as opposed to “Devin in T-shirt version”.
This one:
https://youtu.be/Xl4QWiU4wrY?si=eFHpruy18qbLmRaz
Where’s the riff at the end that was in the YouTube version?! Haha