Lessons

In this video Tim May discusses and demonstrates some basics regarding playing rhythm and accompaniment on the mandolin.

In this video lesson Dan Miller demonstrates how to play “Cripple Creek” on the Dobro. Also included are some right hand rolls and some practice licks that will help you prepare to play the tune. The tabs for the rolls, licks, and tune are included on the Bluegrass Unlimited Lesson Page.

In this video Dan Miller teaches the tune Old Time Pickin’ on the banjo. This is a tune that is good for beginning banjo players because it is a straight forward tune that has some nice techniques to help develop your basic banjo skills.

In this video Brad Davis shows how a guitar player can easily become a banjo player by using the Deering six-string banjo. This is part two of a two part video lesson.

In this video Brad Davis shows how a guitar player can easily become a banjo player by using the Deering six-string banjo. Here Brad will show some rhythm technique using the flatpick and then the flatpick combined with fingers. This is part 1 of a two part video lesson.

In this video Dan Miller explains how you can think about guitar soloing in the context of using major pentatonic scales and major blues scales on the guitar as your frame of reference. Tablature for these scales are included on the Bluegrass Unlimited Lesson Page.