Lessons
Redwing for 5-String Banjo
In this video Dan Miller teaches you how to play “Redwing” on the five string banjo in the key of G.
Jimmy Martin Rumble Rhythm
In this video Dan Miller first demonstrates basic bluegrass guitar rhythm and then shows what Jimmy Martin called his “rumble rhythm.” Jimmy Martin demonstrated this rhythm in an audio interview with Dan Miller that was posted as the Bluegrass Unlimited podcast (Number 83). In this video Dan demonstrates the technique and provides guitar tablature on…
Ragtime Annie for 5-String Banjo
In this video lesson Dan Miller teaches you how to play “Ragtime Annie” for the 5-string banjo in the key of C. The tablature can be found on the Bluegrass Unlimited website Lessons page.
Durham’s Reel for Flatpick Guitar
In this video Dan Miller teaches you how to play Charles Sawtelle’s arrangement of “Durham’s Reel” as played on the Hot Rize recording “Hot Rize.” The transcription is taken from the book “The Bluegrass Guitar Style of Charles Sawtelle” that was published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine in 1998.
Fiddle Lesson Big Spike Hammer
In this video Mike Mitchell teaches you how to play the break to “Big Spike Hammer” that Bobby Hicks plays on Bluegrass Album Volume 3 “California Connection”
Mark Brink Brinkman Songwriting Lesson
Songwriter Brink Brinkman presents some songwriting tips using his song “Fences” as an example.