Lessons

Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine brings you this instructional video by bassist Anne Luna. She gives you tips for both the left and right hand that will help you improve your skill level on the upright bass.

How you go about learning a tune will determine how far you can take it and how well you actually know the melody. Tabs can be great resources for ideas but they can also keep you from seeing the bigger picture if you aren’t careful. It this video I discuss and demonstrate my method for…

Get started with easy bluesy bluegrass dobro in open G tuning. Pro musician Abbie Gardner teaches you some easy patterns to use on Darlin Corey- a song from Red Molly’s first recording.

Huckleberry Rag, like a lot of songs, is a big blend of many cultures. We talk about how this tune comes from the blues and uses a lot of blues like elements in the melody. Blues notes are generally lowered 3rd and 7th degrees of the scale. Here, we are in the key of D…

Huckleberry Rag, like a lot of songs, is a big blend of many cultures. We talk about how this tune comes from the blues and uses a lot of blues like elements in the melody. Blues notes are generally lowered 3rd and 7th degrees of the scale. Here, we are in the key of D…