Join Jared Meeker for an in-depth discussion in this video Bluegrass part 2: Backup and lead, part of Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Intermediate.
- Alright, let's get more into the bluegrass backup.…So, the important part of the guitar in the…rhythm section of a bluegrass band is just…really nailing out that, the rhythm,…which is a strong back beat playing on the two and four,…and then also walking those basslines occasionally,…and getting those melodies to sound…really strong on the bass notes.…So let's check out this next example that does just that.…This is called "This Hammer's Too Heavy".…One, two, one, two.…
(guitar playing)…Alright, now let's check out some bluegrass lead playing.…
And it is a specific scale that…we're going to use for bluegrass,…and that is just adding a flat three…and a flat seven to the major scale.…So since we already have a seven note scale,…these two new notes make it a nine note scale.…So there's a lot of chromaticism to it.…Let's check this out.…In the key of G, starting on G,…and here is the scale.…(guitar playing)…And backwards.…
(guitar playing)…Let's check out a sample solo over that same rhythm…that we just were playing earlier,…
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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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