And it was not a good video. Mostly because you can hear the filter on my turtle’s tank running in the background the entire time; don’t worry I forgave him and didn’t turn him into guitar picks. YouTube user ‘Skip Lee’ summarized the experience brilliantly with the comment, “
Sadly, this is not the only problem with the video. The video also spends far to long on one topic, YouTube user ‘Lance Clark’ summarizes the video brutally with this comment, “TL;DW: If you learn a lick, learn to play it in all positions on the fretboard.” You got me, it took me six minutes to say that one sentence. Luckily, that video is now three years old and I’m older, smarter, faster, and a little overweight if I’m being honest with myself but that doesn’t mean I can’t talk about a few more ways you might be practicing your bluegrass guitar licks wrong.
Let’s revisit that same old Tony Rice guitar lick from three years ago. This is a classic bluegrass tag lick that I talk about all the time. It was one of the first bluegrass guitar licks that I learned and still is one of the first licks I teach my students. If you don’t know it, I highly recommend you learn it.
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Hopefully, we all know you can play this lick in different positions up and down the neck (if you still don’t know that, see terrible video above). With that out of the way, let’s move on to digesting the lick, breaking it down into its core components, and including those techniques into our playing. Now the first thing you might notice is that this bluegrass lick is almost entirely built from the major pentatonic scale, that is well spotted but let’s dig even deeper (don’t know the pentatonic scale? I got you.)
The first thing I see, beyond the pentatonic scale is the sequencing. The first measure of our Tony Rice guitar lick is built of a scale sequence:
This might not be obvious because we only see two steps of the pattern. By the way, a lot of times these types of patterns are called backstepping. Let’s see what would happen if the pattern continued.
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Now this is some digestion if I’ve ever seen it. We’ve taken a small part of the original guitar lick and blown it up. This shows we’re beginning to understand the core concept. There’s more work to be done though. The pattern could have been:
“? Well let’s dig into that ‘almost’ and see what comes up. The note that stands out to me is third fret on the G string.
This is a blue note in the wild. So let’s see how Tony used it! It’s sandwiched between two other notes, the open B string and second fret on the G string. Keeping that context in mind can we improvise pentatonic lines that include that note? Think something like this:
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Mmm-mm-mm, you’re digesting now. This time instead of sequencing, we’re looking at note choice. This blue note is the minor third and has a lot of flavor to it. Why not add it to phrases that are your own and not Tony’s? The important thing is to be aware of context, just because an individual note was used over a chord doesn’t mean that note always works over that chord. Think about how players get in and out of things, how they frame their ideas.
This one is my favorite one. Let’s think about when Tony would use this guitar lick. He tends to use it to end breaks or even songs. It is a “tag” phrase. One of the things that makes it feel that way is the phrase length. So, what if we used the same note choice but instead tried to make derivative phrases of the same length. All of my students have done this before, you should try it too. Check out the first two derivative phrases I thought of when I wrote this article:
The first line is rather linear, you can think of it as kind of an inverted version of the original lick. Whereas the second line plays with the blue note and the idea of sequencing or creating a pattern. There are an infinite number of ideas to be created here and I look forward to hearing them all. Stop playing the tired Tony Rice tag. Instead: gut it, break it down, digest it, and give me something new. This will make your bluegrass guitar licks more interesting and more personal.
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In this tab pack, created by special request, I'll share with you a cool descending pattern made popular by the legendary guitarist Tony Rice!
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Along with the standard descending style lick he uses, I'll show you the actual lick I created inspired by it. This is a tricky one, so I've included special sections to help you practice, practice, practice.
Don't get discouraged if it takes a while to master; just keep plugging away at it. And don't forget to pay attention to the RIGHT HAND!
Of all the Bluegrass guitar solos I've written, this is one of my all-time favorites. It's snappy, it has sass, and it screams Bluegrass!
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ITSO (In the style of) Heaven Will Be Worth The Journey is a solo I created for the song of the same name with the Gilbert Family.
Within this song, you'll find loads of licks (and a couple of cool arpeggios based around my Bluegrass Guitarpeggios course) in the chord shapes of D, G, and A. The open strings will serve as a way to disconnect from one area of the fretboard to the next as you move away from the more beginner fret areas (the first 5 frets).
In addition to the included resources below, I've included ametronome version of the solo (mp3) so you'll be able to follow along without any trouble.
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This one's on me! That's right, just click the Get the Tabs button and to be taken directly to the download page.
As a special bonus, I've included not only the PDF file but all the audio files (.mp3) from the tabs and the Guitar Pro 7 file (.gp) in this package—absolutely FREE!
In addition, if you're used to playing most fiddle tunes in a G-shape, this song will challenge you to explore other areas of the fretboard within the key of D.
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In addition to the arpeggio I discuss in the video—inspired by Bryan Sutton's performance of his song Decision at Glady Fork, as well as a bonus transcription of the full solo I performed on the track.
To celebrate this milestone moment in my musical career, I've decided to make this first package in my long line of upcoming tabsabsolutely free!Just click the Get the Tabs button, then click Download Now, and enter your best email address to download itinstantly!
In this tab package, I'll go over the licks I introduced in one of my popular YouTube videos of the same name (left).
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Included in the tabs are variousrhythm/strumming practice sessions, which will give you a better sense of where to place these licks in your playing.
Beginner Bluegrass Guitar was created for the guitarist who has been playing for 6 months to a year or longer and who wants to transition from just playing ordinary chords to learning how to play Bluegrass licks, fiddle tunes, and solos.
This is my most extensive tab pack to date, with around 4 pages of licks, shapes, and phrases, you'll learn the fundamentals of Easy Lead Playing in the key of G! (Video to the left.)
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Since the tabs are so extensive, I've decided to include a metronome count in the audio file so you can keep track of where the beat falls in each section.
As always, I've also included the Guitar Pro and PDF files so you can practice and replay each section til your heart's content!
(Note: If some of the later phrases seem a bit difficult at first, just keep practicing the basic shapes and the phrases surrounding them before trying the more difficult ones.)
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If you like songs like I'm Gonna Be Movin', I'll Fly Away, and songs with similar chord progressions, thisIntro, Outro, & Turnaround is just what you've been looking for.
Similar to the Intro, Outro, & Turnaround tabs above, this tab package features thefull-lengthSolofor songs like I'm Gonna Be Movin', I'll Fly Away, and songs with similar chord progressions.
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