Bluegrass Guitar: Example
Bluegrass Guitar: “Walking” Between Chords
Bluegrass Guitar: G, C and D Chords
Bluegrass Guitar: Other Chords
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Other
chord
shapes,
such
as
E,
A,
F,
and
B-
seventh,
have
different
bass
notes,
as
explained
here.
Minor
chords
have
the
same
bass
notes
as
major
chords,
as
do
seventh, minor-seventh and major-seventh.
As
for
barre
chords,
the
two
most-used
shapes
are
the
E
shape
and
the
A
shape.
The
bass
notes
for
these
are
the
same
as
the
E
and
A
chords
up
and
down
the
neck,
with
certain
exceptions,
which
I
explain
here.
Many
(if
not
most)
traditional
bluegrass
songs
are
three-chorders.
Many
of
those
will
be
in
either
the
key
of
G,
or
capoed
with
a
G
shape
So
this
video
is
really
handy
for
a
bunch
of
bluegrass songs.
Hold
the
pick
firmly
and
get
a
good
solid
lick
on
the
bass
notes.
The
strum
should
be
quick
and
as
precise
as
you
can
get
it.
You
pick
the
bass
note
and
strum
the
off-beat
--
that’s
why
I
call
it
“pick-strum”
playing.
This
is
not
as
easy
style
to
master
and
takes
some
time
and
practice.
"Walking"
between
chords
is
just
as
much
an
essential
part
of
bluegrass
rhythm,
in
my
opinion,
as
picking
and
strumming.
It
adds
flavor
and
interest
to
the
rhythm
part,
and
moves
the
guitar
forward
and
backward
in
the mix to add musical variety.
Here
I
explain
some
of
the
simpler
quarter-
note
"walks"
that
link
up
popular
chord
combinations,
and
finish
up
with
an
easy
version
of
the
ubiquitous
"Lester
Flatt
G-
Run."
(I
don't
think
Lester
invented
the
G-
run, but he used it an awful lot.)
This
video
uses
the
popular
Bill
Monroe
song
"Little
Cabin
Home
On
The
Hill"
as
an
example
of
pick-strum
patterns,
walks,
and
the
ending
G-run.
The
song
was
recorded
in
1947
by
Monroe
,
along
with
Lester
Flatt,
Earl
Scruggs,
Howard
Watts
and
Chubby
Wise.
You
can
hear
Lester’s
very
nice
guitar
rhythm
work throughout the recording.
I
use
it
because
it's
a
staple
in
nearly
every
bluegrass
jam
session
you
will
attend,
and,
being
a
relatively
simple
three-chord
song,
it's a good one to start out with.
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Bluegrass Guitar: G, C and D Chords
Bluegrass Guitar: Other Chords
• Flatpicking Instructional
Videos >>
• Fingerpicking Instructional
Videos >>
• Contact me about One-to-
One Lessons via Skype >>
• Check out my Lesson
Schedule here >>
Other
chord
shapes,
such
as
E,
A,
F,
and
B-seventh,
have
different
bass
notes,
as
explained
here.
Minor
chords
have
the
same
bass
notes
as
major
chords,
as do seventh, minor-seventh and major-seventh.
As
for
barre
chords,
the
two
most-used
shapes
are
the
E
shape
and
the
A
shape.
The
bass
notes
for
these
are
the
same
as
the
E
and
A
chords
up
and
down
the
neck,
with
certain
exceptions,
which
I
explain here.
Many
(if
not
most)
traditional
bluegrass
songs
are
three-chorders.
Many
of
those
will
be
in
either
the
key
of
G,
or
capoed
with
a
G
shape
So
this
video
is
really
handy for a bunch of bluegrass songs.
Hold
the
pick
firmly
and
get
a
good
solid
lick
on
the
bass
notes.
The
strum
should
be
quick
and
as
precise
as
you
can
get
it.
You
pick
the
bass
note
and
strum
the
off-beat
--
that’s
why
I
call
it
“pick-strum”
playing.
This
is
not
as
easy
style
to
master
and
takes
some
time and practice.
Bluegrass Guitar: “Walking” Between Chords
"Walking"
between
chords
is
just
as
much
an
essential
part
of
bluegrass
rhythm,
in
my
opinion,
as
picking
and
strumming.
It
adds
flavor
and
interest
to
the
rhythm
part,
and
moves
the
guitar
forward
and
backward
in
the mix to add musical variety.
Here
I
explain
some
of
the
simpler
quarter-
note
"walks"
that
link
up
popular
chord
combinations,
and
finish
up
with
an
easy
version
of
the
ubiquitous
"Lester
Flatt
G-
Run."
(I
don't
think
Lester
invented
the
G-
run, but he used it an awful lot.)
Bluegrass Guitar: Example
This
video
uses
the
popular
Bill
Monroe
song
"Little
Cabin
Home
On
The
Hill"
as
an
example
of
pick-strum
patterns,
walks,
and
the
ending
G-run.
The
song
was
recorded
in
1947
by
Monroe
,
along
with
Lester
Flatt,
Earl
Scruggs,
Howard
Watts
and
Chubby
Wise.
You
can
hear
Lester’s
very
nice
guitar
rhythm
work throughout the recording.
I
use
it
because
it's
a
staple
in
nearly
every
bluegrass
jam
session
you
will
attend,
and,
being
a
relatively
simple
three-chord
song,
it's a good one to start out with.
