- All right, as we learn more about blue gras music…it's important to also be able…to play single note lines really well.…And that's traditionally called flat picking.…So, we're going to check out how to play…a G major scale in open position,…and instead of just playing scales up the neck,…a lot of times you'll play really cool lines…and scale movement in open position.…So, here we go, this is G major scale in open position.…
We'll play it backwards.…All right, so as we get into more blue grass pieces,…generally they're pretty fast,…and they are typically written in what we call cut time.…So, you can see at the beginning of…each system of music, instead of having a 4/4…you'll actually have a C with a line through it.…And it's thought of as in 2/2…but basically, the half note is getting the beat.…
So, you just play everything twice as fast…and tap your foot on one and three…instead of on one, two, three, and four.…All right, now let's check out…the next piece called Red-Haired Boy.…And basically, this goes through a lot of…
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1/13/2017- Flatpicking arpeggios
- Tuning with harmonics
- Bending strings and vibrato
- Creating a monster funk groove
- Blurring the line between rhythm and lead
- Mapping the fretboard in boxes
- Getting creative with open strings
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome33s
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1. New Colors and Textures
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Flatpicking arpeggios2m 19s
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Suspended chords6m 29s
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Add9 chords2m 4s
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Harmonics6m 7s
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Tuning with harmonics1m 42s
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Slides3m
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Bending strings and vibrato7m 16s
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2. New Grooves and Styles
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Acoustic funk strumming4m 40s
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A taste of swing6m 51s
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The grooves of New Orleans2m 54s
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Delta blues4m 53s
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3. Pentatonic Possibilities
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4. Mapping the Fretboard in Boxes
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5. Harmony
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Major triads up the neck6m 27s
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Minor triads up the neck1m 48s
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Triads in reggae1m 3s
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Double stops5m 43s
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6. Introducing Alternate Tunings
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Drop D tuning2m 53s
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Double drop D tuning3m 35s
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Open G tuning4m 44s
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Open D tuning5m 8s
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Conclusion
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Conclusion and credits2m 22s
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Video: Bluegrass part 1: Flatpicking a fiddle tune