Join Jared Meeker for an in-depth discussion in this video Old-time guitar: The roots of bluegrass, part of Acoustic Guitar Lessons: Intermediate.
- Alright now for old time guitar, the roots of bluegrass.…Here we're going to get into some of the old bluegrass styles…as well as some things that you hear…in the new neo folk movement.…in the new neo folk movement.…And you're doing a lot of stuff with split strumming,…moving between playing both riffs and hammer ons…as well as melodies in the bass notes mixed with strumming.…as well as melodies in the bass notes mixed with strumming.…Also there's a new sign that I want to tell you guys about…and that is the S symbol that you'll see.…D.S. al Fine.…
That tells you to go back to the S symbol…and then go to the end of the piece.…So let's check out this next example,…which is called Down in the Willow Garden.…Enjoy it.…One, two, three, one, two.…One, two, three, one, two.…(playing guitar)…
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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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