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Bluegrass Guitar 1-2 – Intro to Flatpicking

Category: Guitar

Level: 1/2

Intro to Flatpicking
We’ll build the foundations of bluegrass flatpicking guitar by exploring some standard fiddle tunes. Focus will be on developing efficient pick mechanics, proper left-hand technique and solid timing. We’ll learn basic fiddle tune melodies and then explore ways to vary them and add some creative ideas. We’ll also work on rhythm guitar so we can back up these tunes while getting the bluegrass groove. Tablature and music notation will be used.

Prerequisites:

Students should be able to play chords with steady rhythm in standard keys and be able to play simple melodies.

Bring:

A tuner, flatpick, capo and recording device (smartphone?). Tablature will be used, so a music stand could be helpful.

A person wearing a straw hat holds an acoustic guitar, standing in front of a wooden wall, smiling slightly.

Taught by:

Jack Tuttle