Moving Into The 4 Chord
/Four lines that approach the four chord in different ways.
Read MoreFour lines that approach the four chord in different ways.
Read MoreI take the B part minor chord and substitute a Dominant sounding line in its place.
Read MoreIn this video, I discuss a particular method on how I install new strings. I also go over tips on using a capo. I talk about my method for keeping your guitar humidified in the winter months.
Read MoreOne of my most requested original tunes. It appeared on my Sugar Hill solo cd Studebaker. It is played in an E position but capoed to the third fret for the key of G.
Read MoreSolo from the song Short Life of Trouble. This song appears on the Kenny and Amanda Smith Album All I Need.
Read MoreI learned this version of Big Scioty from the Bing Brothers from West Virginia. They learned it directly from the Hammons Family also from West Virginia. This version is in a floating style.
Read MoreThis solo begins up the neck and has a cool D dominant line that you're going to love!
Read MoreA quick lesson on playing on your fingertips.
Read MoreThis video shows how I approach arranging a solo at GAT3 Studio in Charlotte ,NC.
Read MoreThis variation is packed full of hammer-ons and pull-offs. It also has a slippery, bluesy section that has some attitude!
Read MoreThe framework solo is similar to the melody the singer would sing.
Read MoreA classic banjo tune I learned from my brother. This tune will test your cross picking technique.
Read MoreWe will learn signature lines from three of my Guitar Heroes, Norman Blake, Tony Rice and Leon Rhodes.
Read MoreIn this lesson we start learning how to Improvise. Even if you have a limited vocabulary, we can still learn how to play what we feel inside. We will add rhythmic phrasing and surrounding notes to a simple melody to start our journey on to creating music.
Read MoreI teach a very useful D dominant scale. We learn how to start on the different chord tones of this particular scale. I demonstrate how to use it in context of a song.
Read MoreThis variation starts out in a higher position than the previous version. the B part has a chord melody line that sounds hip over this section.
Read MoreI have a special place in my heart for this tune. It was the first tune I learned how to connect the eighth notes to make my playing sound authentic. This is a bouncy fiddle tune that has plenty of embellishments. The B part is especially challenging because of the long string of eighth notes.
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