Hi Dennis, On the distorted notes, are you always bleeding into the hole above? And are you doing those TB? Thanks.

Hi Dennis, On the distorted notes, are you always bleeding into the hole above? And are you doing those TB? Thanks.

How do you keep the left-pinky middle-joint from collapsing? This may occur for example when playing an open position D/C# chord, where the fourth finger is fretting the low C#...

Hi Chris - I should be cutting the grass but here I am picking on Billy in the Lowground. Always a work in progress. Kip  

Hey There, Harpers! This week we tackle the 2nd chorus of my chromatic piece “Moan-a-Chrome” and we learn something important here. The lick and pattern we focus on here is...

Hello Folks, This week we are working on the first half of the second solo chorus. The idea here is to bring the solo up a notch in intensity by gradually move into the second...

In this lesson we will look at a simple solo lick (not in the original) that I use that can help to make the song a little more interesting. At this point you should have...

Hi Chris, thanks so much,that is very interesting! I meant floating not sweeping - I confused those two. I would still be interested in your floating technique. Could you show us a...

Hey everyone, thanks for your thoughtful comments! Yes, it really is all about “getting out of your own way.” There are all sorts of roadblocks that we put up for ourselves that we...

Hi Chris, thanks for that lesson and your very inspiring music! I am still a beginner when it comes to flatpicking but I noticed that you are among a few players I know who don't...

Chris - Great reminder and lesson. To a relative newbie to flatpicking - can I still say that after 3 years - I find that tension is one of the single biggest hurdles to overcome....

LIke Kip said, great reminder and lesson. A few weeks ago I was preparing to play a series of gigs with a bluegrass band---my first ever paid bluegrass gigs!!--that liked to play...

Hi Chris, thanks for that lesson and your very inspiring music! I am still a beginner when it comes to flatpicking but I noticed that you are among a few players I know who don't...

Andre!  This s--- does the same to me.  It's a f-------- rush!  Play on dude!

Thanks for giving lesson on this song, I love the recording you did with Julian Lage. Again I'm still working with speed and tension (I guess I will always have to). On an earlier...

Andre!  This s--- does the same to me.  It's a f-------- rush!  Play on dude!

Andre!  This s--- does the same to me.  It's a f-------- rush!  Play on dude!

Thanks Marc! Notes are just notes...like words are just words. But how you use the notes (or words) is of the utmost importance when it comes to expressing and communicating!

Thanks Boyd!! I try to throw in valuable things to think about!

This has been a great series. So many cool licks coming from only the blues scale! I love the emphasis on different textures, with the vamping and the wah. I think it's not only...

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This has been a great series. So many cool licks coming from only the blues scale! I love the emphasis on different textures, with the vamping and the wah. I think it's not only...

Sorry Guys !! it s crystal Clear ... I won t do it again !!

Thank YOU Andre! 

Thanks Bill!! Glad you are enjoying it! Yes, there are many things to keep in mind as it is a different instrument, but so many similarities with technique for the most part. Once...

Hi Dennis, I wanted to say I really appreciate how you approached this first chromatic lesson. There is so much that is new and different, keeping it simple is really helping me...

Hi Dennis, I wanted to say I really appreciate how you approached this first chromatic lesson. There is so much that is new and different, keeping it simple is really helping me...

Hi Dennis, I wanted to say I really appreciate how you approached this first chromatic lesson. There is so much that is new and different, keeping it simple is really helping me...

This verse !! Wow "fucking unbelievable " with all the chordals stuff to built the tension and after... the 3 hole draw bent with a little vibrato when i m able to do it right...

Thanks for giving lesson on this song, I love the recording you did with Julian Lage. Again I'm still working with speed and tension (I guess I will always have to). On an earlier...