All Chris's Lessons

• Fundamentals
  • Fundamentals
    • Holding the Pick and Releasing Tension
    • Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
    • The Pick on the String
    • Scale Degrees and Melody
    • Left Hand Technique
  • You Don't Know My Mind
    • Chords and Melody
    • Swing in Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
    • Bass Runs
    • Soloing and Playing to the Guitar's Strengths
  • Soldier's Joy
    • Flatpicking Melody and Pick Stroke
    • Fiddle Tunes as Connect the Dots
    • Norman Blake Inspired Flatpicking
    • Playing Out of D
  • Advanced Fundamentals
    • Tuning By Ear
  • Last Thing On My Mind
    • Learning the Tune
• Intermediate
  • Gold Rush
    • Melody - A Part
    • Melody - B Part
    • First Solo and Tony Rice Style Improvising
    • Second Solo and Moving Up the Neck
    • Rhythm Guitar Accents and a Classic Tony Rice Tag
  • Banks of the Ohio
    • Chords and Rhythm
    • Playing Melody Whilst Accompanying Yourself
    • Rolling, Rippling Accompaniment
    • Introduction to Crosspicking
    • Crosspicking and the Backward Roll
  • Nashville Blues
    • Performance and Chords
    • Norman's Melody
    • First Solo - Case Study in Patterns
    • Second Solo - Hillbilly Boogie Woogie Flatpicking
    • Norman Blake: Funkiest Flatpicker of All Time
  • Keep Me From Blowing Away
    • Chords and Bassline
    • Singing and Communicating Emotion
    • Basic Chord Theory
    • Basic Chord Theory II
    • Soloing Based on the Melody
  • Wildwood Flower
    • Basic Melody
    • Fretboard Journal Version
    • Crosspicking to Accommodate Melody
    • Tony Rice Style Melody and Reharmonization
  • With Body and Soul
    • Learning the Song
    • Introduction and Considering Dynamics
    • Tremolo on Guitar
    • 2 Note Tremolo and Bill Monroe
  • Whiskey Before Breakfast
    • Basic Version
    • Moving Up the Neck
    • Crosspicking Within A Fiddle Tune
    • Crosspicking the B Section
    • Playing in D
  • Is It Too Late Now?
    • Performance and Rhythm
    • Earl Scruggs Licks
    • Improvisation
    • Intro Breakdown
  • Dark As A Dungeon
    • Learning the Song
    • Creating a Canvass for Melody
    • Surrounding The Melody With Color
  • Silent Night
    • Melody
    • Extra Ornamentation for the Holidays
  • Auld Lang Syne
    • A Familiar Melody In A New Light
  • Let Him Go On Mama
    • Teaching the Song
    • Intro Breakdown
    • Playing the Melody with Chords
    • Solo Pt. 1 - Mapping Out Chords
    • Solo Pt. 2
  • Tennessee Waltz
    • Chords and Melody
    • Using Color and Tension Notes
    • Finding and Using Chords Up the Neck, Pt. 1
    • Finding and Using Chords Up the Neck, Pt. 2
  • Old Grimes
    • Learning The Chords
    • A Section Melody
    • B Section Melody
    • Creating A Rhythm Guitar Tapestry
    • Familiar Notes in Unfamiliar Places
    • Solo Points of Interest
  • Jerusalem Ridge
    • Introduction to A Minor
    • B Part
    • Playing the C and D Sections
    • Finding Power in a Lower Octave
  • Cherokee Shuffle
    • Introduction, Chords and Passing Chords
    • A Part Breakdown
    • B Part With Help From The 7th
    • Familiarity Up the Neck
    • Carrying Through Motifs
  • On and On
    • Chords and Rhythm
    • Using a Banjo Roll in Flatpicking
    • Advanced Bluegrass Rhythm Embellishments
    • Even More Advanced Bluegrass Rhythm Embellishments
  • Ginseng Sullivan
    • Learning The Tune
    • Intro Breakdown
    • Chords with Color
    • Double Stops in Harmony for Solos
    • Using Chords For Improvisation
  • Butter and Eggs
    • Introduction and Chords
    • Using Timbre and Slurs to Create Lyricism
    • Simple Counterpoint
    • Thinking About Scales
    • Solo
  • Red Haired Boy
    • Intro To The Tune
    • Modes Demystified
    • Moving Shapes, Breaking Rules
    • A Couple Good TR Licks
  • What Child Is This
    • The Tune
    • Different Scales, Different Colors
  • Boll Weevil
    • Incomplete Chords and the Vibes They Can Give You
    • Melody on a Single String
  • Presbyterian Guitar
    • Learning The Tune
    • Hybrid Picking
    • Finding Good Tone and Resonance
  • Billy In The Lowground
    • Learning The Tune
    • Cultivating Physical Intelligence
    • Introduction to Crooked Rhythm
  • Mississippi Valley
    • Counting A Crooked Tune
    • Dotting i’s and Crossing t’s on Rhythm Guitar
    • Learning the Tune!
    • Harmonizing The Melody
    • Hillbilly Chord Melody
  • Angeline the Baker
    • Arranging for the Guitar's Growl
    • Playing on One String
    • Recognizing Triads On One String
    • Melody in Triads Across Strings
    • Thoughts on Improvising
  • Music Theory I
    • Chords
    • Arpeggios
    • Open Voiced Triads
    • Qualities of Important Chord Tones
    • Putting Intervals With Roots to Make Chords
    • Playing (and Understanding) Jessamyn’s Reel
  • Under The Double Eagle
    • Finding the Rhythm
    • Fundamentals of the Melody
    • Syncopation Detail
    • Simplified B Part
    • Norman’s B Part Syncopations
  • The Likes of Me
    • Beyond 1, 4 and 5
    • Tony Rice's Amazing Intro
• Advanced
  • Artistic Work
    • Mean Mother Blues
    • Church Street Blues
    • Watson's Blues
  • Nine Pound Hammer
    • Teaching the Song and Rhythm Guitar Breakdown
    • Norman Blake Style Solo
    • Tony Rice Style Solo
    • Doc Watson Style Solo
    • Syncopations, Double Stops and Triplets, Oh My!
  • Church Street Blues
    • Different Chordal Options
    • Simplified Norman Blake Style
    • Norman Blake and Playing with Resonance
    • Tony Rice's Version (a Study in the Right Hand)
  • Any Old Time
    • A Peek Toward Swing Guitar
    • Playing the Melody
    • A Simple Way To Practice Arpeggios
    • Solo
  • Rygar
    • A Traditional Approach to a Nontraditional Tune
    • Two Options for the B Section
    • C Section and Bridge
    • Playing Aggressive Bass and Melody
    • Bringing It Home
  • Mean Mother Blues
    • Chords and Rhythm
    • Intro Breakdown
    • Solo Breakdown, Part 1
    • Solo Breakdown, Part 2
    • Triad Improvisation