Bluegrass Guitar for Beginners

Beginner Guitar Course from Tyler Grant

Join Tyler Grant to begin your journey on the guitar in the Bluegrass genre! Learn the basic fundamentals of the instrument, while also getting an introduction into the world of Bluegrass guitar. Foundational elements like melody playing, rhythm, technique and guitar knowledge are all covered in this genre flavored beginner course!

32 Lessons

Complete course with step-by-step lessons and practice examples.

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Full Course Breakdown

Tyler will walk you through all the key elements of guitar playing as it relates to the Bluegrass genre!

1

Series Introduction

Join Tyler Grant in the comprehensive beginner guitar course that will begin you on your journey in Bluegrass guitar playing!

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Ground Floor - Getting to Know Your Guitar

Before we jump into our beginning Bluegrass lessons let's get started with some ground floor fundamentals featuring Trevor Gordon Hall! In this lesson, Trevor discusses the name and purpose of various parts of the acoustic guitar.

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Ground Floor - String Names and Tuning

Let's continue with our ground floor skills. Here, Trevor will discuss each of the strings and how to tune them properly using a digital tuner.

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Ground Floor - Putting Your Hands on the Guitar

Continuing on the ground floor, in this lesson, Trevor will discuss the importance of proper and ergonomic posture while playing.

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Ground Floor - Reading Tablature and Basic Notation

One more ground floor skill before we join Tyler for our beginner Bluegrass lessons. Here, Trevor will break down the basic building blocks of guitar notation and provide us with the tools to help read the notation included with each lesson.

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Your First Melody - Bluegrass Bells in G Major

Okay! Let's shift gears and join Tyler Grant as he discusses proper body mechanics when beginning to play guitar, and explores our first Bluegrass melody!

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Your First Chords

Tyler explains why the G and D chords are so important to Bluegrass music.

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The Bluegrass Boom Strum

An integral skill in learning Bluegrass guitar is understanding different strum patterns. The Boom Strum is foundational to the genre.

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The G Major Scale

Don't let scales intimidate you, they unlock the ability to play lead guitar and create your own melodies. Tyler explains the G Major scale and how to play it.

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Your First Song Melody: John Henry

Time to learn your first Bluegrass song! Tyler breaks down the different components that compose a typical Bluegrass song.

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John Henry: Rhythm Guitar

Rhythm is fundamental to music, and especially Bluegrass. It's the most important element to hold down the groove.

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Your Second Melody!

Learn a new melody, in the key of C Major. As you get more familiar with playing, everything will become more natural. Keep at it!

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New Chords!

Add these chords to your chord vocabulary, the more chords you know, the more dynamic you'll be.

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Alternate Picking

One technique to increase your proficiency as a player is to learn how to alternate pick. It allows you to be more efficient with the energy spent playing, and fit more notes into your phrasing!

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C Major Scale

This is the foundational scale for all of Western music. Why? Tyler explains.

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Your Second Song Melody: Skip to My Lou

Apply your newfound knowledge of the C Major scale to the song "Skip To My Lou".

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Skip to My Lou: Rhythm Guitar

Learn the rhythm section for "Skip To My Lou", applying your knowledge of the Boom Strum from earlier.

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Discussion of Capos and Keys

Want a cheat code to getting more out of your guitar? Get yourself a capo. The basic chords you've learned will transform into something totally new!

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Your First Fiddle Tune

This is a Bluegrass standard, once you learn it you'll be able to jump into any jam session.

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G Major Scale in the Low Octave

Take your knowledge of the G Major Scale and move it along the neck to get a different sound of your notes.

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Breaks

Learn key licks to add to your Bluegrass repertoire, this is where your style and flavor of playing can shine.

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Your Third Song: Worried Man Blues

This is one of Tyler's favorite songs to jump into Bluegrass in any given moment.

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Your First Guitar Break: Worried Man Blues

This is your first guitar break, utilizing some of the breaks you learned in the previous lessons.

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Your Fourth Melody: Liberty

This is a classic fiddle tune, Tyler walks you through how to bring this song to life.

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The F Barre Chord

Barre Chords can be intimidating, Tyler shows you some tips on how to make the stretch a bit easier on your fretting hand.

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Even More Chords!

Integrate your Barre Chord knowledge and discover more chords you can create with this shape.

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New Strum Patterns

While the Boom Strum is your baseline for Bluegrass, there are other strum patterns that will add some flair to your playing.

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The Chord Number System

Learn the lingo of how to communicate with other musicians, indicating what chords are in your composition.

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Your Fifth Song!

"Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" integrates some of the new chords and strum patterns you just learned.

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Lead Guitar Break: Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

Wondering how to play lead guitar in Bluegrass? Tyler explains how to do this.

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Let's Pick!

Pull together everything you've learned thus far and play a full Bluegrass song from start to finish.

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Where Do I Go Next?

Congratulations, you did it! After learning everything in this course, Tyler discusses where you can take this knowledge next.

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Reviews & Feedback 98/100 with 84 ratings
doomi3

thank you very much for your entry courses

sharont213

Great way of explaining and helping to make the subject very clear

daharwood

Liked the teacher also. Made some of the more confusing material seem logical and learnable

DougBill

Good job