How To Practice
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Don't have much time to practice? You can learn how to spend five minutes a day working on a simple practice plan and a weekly goal. When Friday rolls around, you're going to be a different player!
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Snow Shoes Variation 1
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This is the second break in the tune Snow Shoes of my Sugar Hill solo project Studebaker. The A part has a chordal movement that is fun to play! The B part has a floating lick that brings a nice touch to this variation.
Read MoreRhythm Accents
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In this lesson we look at using a push to accent the start of a break. We also go over how to accent a downbeat in a special kind of way.
Read MoreSnow Shoes
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Snow Shoes was one of my Dad's favorite tunes. It can be found on a Tommy Jackson Fiddle LP. I later recorded this song on my solo guitar album Studebaker.
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Whiskey Before Breakfast Substitution
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I take the B part minor chord and substitute a Dominant sounding line in its place.
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Amanda's Reel A Part
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One 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 MoreShort Life of Trouble Solo
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Solo from the song Short Life of Trouble. This song appears on the Kenny and Amanda Smith Album All I Need.
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Big Scioty
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I 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 MoreFireball Mail Variation 2
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This solo begins up the neck and has a cool D dominant line that you're going to love!
Read MoreRecording a Guitar Solo at GAT3 Studio
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This video shows how I approach arranging a solo at GAT3 Studio in Charlotte ,NC.
Read MoreFireball Mail Variation 1
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This variation is packed full of hammer-ons and pull-offs. It also has a slippery, bluesy section that has some attitude!
Read MoreOld Spinning Wheel
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A classic banjo tune I learned from my brother. This tune will test your cross picking technique.
Read MoreGuitar Hero Lines
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We will learn signature lines from three of my Guitar Heroes, Norman Blake, Tony Rice and Leon Rhodes.
Read MoreHow To Improvise
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In 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 MoreD Dominant Scale
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I 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 MoreArkansas Traveler Variation
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This 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 MoreBlackberry Blossom
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Blackberry Blossom has always been a favorite in the jam circle. In this video we learn the melody and subtle embellishments that are in this arrangement.
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