Lesson ID: A0070
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 licks are used all the time in country and bluegrass music and they sound great over a standard I – IV – V chord progression. Clamp on your capo and you can play these open riffs at any location on the guitar neck!
Lesson Video
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Lesson Overview |
| 01:31 min | How to Use Open G Licks |
| 02:21 min | Bluegrass Scale Chart Breakdown |
| 05:37 min | Creating Licks with the Chart |
| 06:35 min | Most Common Open G Lick |
| 07:31 min | Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonics |
| 09:02 min | Blues Note |
| 09:51 min | Hammer-On Ideas |
| 15:16 min | Double Stop Technique |
| 17:51 min | Pull-Off Ideas |
| 20:43 min | Lesson Recap |
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Jam Tracks
Standard Open Tuning
Standard Open Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
Capo 2nd Fret
Capo 3rd Fret
Capo 4th Fret
Capo 2nd Fret
Capo 2nd Fret
Open Standard Tuning
Capo 3rd Fret
Open Standard Tuning
Capo 3rd Fret
Open Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
Open Standard Tuning
