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Would you like to take a bluegrass guitar lesson from your own home? Now you can buy a guitar video from Lakes Music and PlayBetterBluegrass.com. Can't find an instructor? A bluegrass guitar lesson video is a great way to learn. Plus, with a video, you can replay your lesson anytime. The cost of a guitar lesson video is only a small percentage of what it would cost to hire a bluegrass guitar teacher.

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Murphy Method Beginning Guitar
Murphy Method Beginning Guitar
For those of you who have never played guitar. Using the 3 basic chords G, C, and D, you are guided through 22 songs from the bluegrass, folk, and gospel repertoire. Uses basic bluegrass strum with alternating bass strings. Great ear training! Lesson on keys and capos. NoTab. (2 hours) New lower price!
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Murphy Method Basic Bluegrass Runs Vol. 1
Murphy Method Basic Bluegrass Runs Vol. 1
Tired of just strumming the guitar? Each run is explained note-by-note in Murphy's easy-to-learn style. She also shows you how these runs fit into simple three-chord bluegrass songs. Most of the runs are taught in the key of G, but the key of C is also introduced. NO TAB. 80 Minutes. New lower price!
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Murphy Method Basic Bluegrass Runs Vol. 2
Murphy Method Basic Bluegrass Runs Vol. 2
This video introduces the keys of D, A, and E and shows you plenty of new and exciting runs to use in these keys. The all-important Lester Flatt G run is also explained. Best of all, a long lesson on using the capo to play in different keys is included.. NO TAB. 88 Minutes. New lower price!
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Learning to Flatpick - Video 3
Learning to Flatpick - Video 3
Moves learning players beyond the basics into the finer points of flatpick guitar style. Covers rhythmic crosspicking techniques, speed-building, left- and right-hand positions, and a dynamic variety of slides, arpeggios, bends, accents, intros and endings for six classic tunes
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Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
Steve Kaufman is one of America's top bluegrass guitarists! His video covers the basics of back-up guitar, from the simplest two-chord song to Texas-style fiddle tunes. Players will master bass walks, the Lester Flatt 'G run,' altered chords, complex progressions and more.
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Learning to Flatpick - Video 1
Learning to Flatpick - Video 1
This first video in Steve Kaufman's set of three tapes introduces players to the exciting flatpick style. this course of study gives players all the tools they need to play and improvise hot bluegrass solos.This tape covers all the basics and gets learning players started the right way!
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Learning to Flatpick - 3 Tape Series
Learning to Flatpick - 3 Tape Series
Complete three-tape series which includes the videos titled: 'From The Biginning,' 'Building Bluegrass Technique,' and 'Developing Speed and Style.'
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Easy Bluegrass & Country Guitar
Easy Bluegrass & Country Guitar
Happy Traum makes it easy for beginners to play favorite bluegrass tunes. He teaches all the basic techniques needed and helps guitarists build their own repertoire. Happy covers pick technique, elementary theory, song accompaniment, and how to play solos.
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Complete Flatpicking Guitar Book (Companion Video)
Complete Flatpicking Guitar Book (Companion Video)
A very thorough course containing solos and techniques for the beginning through advanced flatpicking guitarist. If you're into country or bluegrass music, or if you just want to develop outstanding flatpicking technique, this video is for you.
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Flatpicking Guitar Video
Flatpicking Guitar Video
This is an excellent beginner's course for learning basic flatpicking skills. Step-by-step examples show you how to develop flatpicking technique. Llearn many fun-to- play flatpick songs which incorporate many of the tricks and techniques of today's great flatpicking experts. Each song is exciting and fun to learn. (60-minutes)
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Bluegrass Guitar
Bluegrass Guitar
The Right Way is the Easy Way! Get your skills and techniques started off right the first time— if you want to learn faster with less practice & frustration!
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Hot Flatpicking
Hot Flatpicking
Joe Carr is one of the world's foremost flatpicking experts. Now you can learn from this outstanding guitarist with our new Joe Carr artist series video. This course is designed for the intermediate to advanced player and includes a number of Joe's recorded solos, and detailed comparisons of right and left hand techniques. Joe reveals the secrets to his great sound and shows you how to master flatpicking guitar.
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Easy Gospel Guitar
Easy Gospel Guitar
The world famous Alan Munde brings a great new product for the beginning guitarist. If you can play a few chords and strum a little, you will quickly be playing Alan Munde's arrangements of great gospel songs.
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Murphy Method Flatpicking Lead Guitar
Murphy Method Flatpicking Lead Guitar
Finally! A flatpicking video that begins at the beginning! Strong, basic arrangements of great guitar tunes get you started. All songs are broken into phrases and each note and each pick stroke is explained. A great way to learn to flatpick. Go for it! NO TAB. Old Joe Clark, Sally Goodwin, Soldier's Joy, Arkansas Traveler. (70 minutes) New lower price!
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Fingerpicking Guitar
Fingerpicking Guitar
If you know a few basic chords and are ready to start playing melodies with chord accompaniment, this is the video for you. Joe Carr teaches you how to play melodies with the alternating bass lines in the styles of Merle Travis and Doc Watson. In a simple and step by step method, Joe teaches both simple and advanced arrangements for several popular fingerstyle standards
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Bluegrass Crosspicking Guitar
Bluegrass Crosspicking Guitar
Crosspicking is an exciting flatpicking technique that is an essential part of every bluegrass guitarist's arsenal. Utilizing repeated patterns on three-string groups, crosspicking captures the bounce of a fiddler's double shuffle and the drive of three-finger banjo Scruggs-style rolls.
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Murphy Method Texas Style Fiddle Backup on Guitar
Murphy Method Texas Style Fiddle Backup on Guitar
The author, three-time national flatpicking guitar champion, has compiled this rousing collection of dazzling flatpicking guitar solos. A companion CD featuring Steve's foot-tapping rendition of each arrangement is included. The book is in notation and tablature. All the songs in the book are performed on the CD New lower price!
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The Art of Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
The Art of Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar
Learn the style, fanciness, smoothness, comfort, finess, power, dynamics & subtle details that will make you sound slick! Tony Rice once said that 'PLAYING RHYTHM IS AS CHALLENGING AS PLAYING LEAD' REFINE YOUR BLUEGRASS RHYTHM PLAYING SKILLS!
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The Art of Flatpick Guitar
The Art of Flatpick Guitar
Russ shows guitarists at all levels how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, compose solos, improvise, play with more assurance, better control and stronger technique. Includes several exercises and original instrumentals. 90-MINUTE VIDEO INCLUDES TAB LEVEL ALL.
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The Tony Rice Guitar Method - 2 Videos
The Tony Rice Guitar Method - 2 Videos
Here, is the definitive lesson by one of the greatest guitar flatpickers. In a wide-ranging and detailed session, Tony Rice demonstrates his world-famous technique, gives invaluable advice, analyzes some of his best-known pieces and discusses his style, influences, guitars and favorite players.
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Tony Rice the Video Collection
Tony Rice the Video Collection
This video presents Tony in three different settings recorded at the 1992 Merle Watson Festival playing a wide variety of music all stamped with his personal style and sound. Tony Rice has practiced his flatpicked art to great acclaim in both traditional bluegrass and innovative acoustic circles.
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The Art of Crosspicking
The Art of Crosspicking
Crosspicking is a classic bluegrass flatpicking style that features a rolling, complex sound. This technique has been enthusiastically adopted by guitar masters and has become an integral part of every hot bluegrass guitarist's arsenal. In this video, Steve teaches beautiful arrangements of seven songs.
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60 Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar
60 Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar
Great bluegrass guitarist Joe Carr teaches 60 of his all-time favorite flatpicking licks. Helps bridge the gap towards becoming a competent bluegrass lead player.
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60 Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar
60 Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar
Great bluegrass guitarist Joe Carr teaches 60 of his all-time favorite flatpicking licks. Helps bridge the gap towards becoming a competent bluegrass lead player.
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Creating Guitar Solos for Banjo Instrumentals
Creating Guitar Solos for Banjo Instrumentals
Chris takes you beyond 'lick oriented' soloing, showing you how to translate banjo instrumentals into guitar instrumentals, by replacing the fingerpicked banjo roll with the more linear 'guitaristic' componentry, while being careful to maintain the integrity of the original banjo piece.
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Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes - Reels Rags & Hoedowns
Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes - Reels Rags & Hoedowns
In this video Eric shares soulful arrangements of seven of his favorites, guiding you slowly, line-by-line. You'll build your repertoire and hone your technique, exploring fingering patterns in six different keys which are all clearly illustrated in split-screen close-ups. 84 minutes
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Dan Crary's Flatpick Guitar Workshop
Dan Crary's Flatpick Guitar Workshop
An In-Depth Exploration Of Dynamic Flatpicking. Dan Crary imparts a wealth of knowledge, encouragement, inspiration and ideas that will benefit all guitar students. Includes instruction on numerous runs, syncopated licks, crosspicking and more.85-MINUTE VIDEO INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB LEVEL 3.
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Creating Guitar Solos for Bluegrass Songs
Creating Guitar Solos for Bluegrass Songs
Watch Chris as he analyzes and teaches 5 example songs, breaking each down into its component parts, explaining why he chose what he played every step of the way. By learning this approach you will be able to invent your own intelligent, melodic solo for each song you encounter!
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Doc's Guitar - Fingerpicking & Flatpicking
Doc's Guitar - Fingerpicking & Flatpicking
America's favorite country guitarist teaches more than a dozen of his most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking tunes. Split-screen images and close-ups allow students to take an intimate look at Doc's technique. 90 MINUTE VIDEO - INCLUDES TAB - LEVEL 2/3
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Flatpicking with Doc
Flatpicking with Doc
This unique lesson with Doc Watson provides detailed instruction for thirteen of his most popular songs and instrumentals: Ragtime Annie, Salt Creek, Little Sadie, More Pretty Girls Than one, Sweet Georgia Brown, Goodnight Waltz, New River Train, and more.
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Lead Guitar Breaks for Bluegrass Songs
Lead Guitar Breaks for Bluegrass Songs
Steve Kaufman breaks down lead solos to six classics, demonstrating the licks, chord inversions, embellishments, flatpick techniques and other important pointers that will show learning players how to take it!
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Bluegrass Flatpick Guitar Favorites
Bluegrass Flatpick Guitar Favorites
Fans of Joe Carr's popular "Flatpick Guitar" video will love this all new volume with even more Bluegrass favorites. Learn guitar solos to many popular Bluegrass pickin tunes and use them at the next jam session. Joe has selected a great batch of Bluegrass Instrumentals and teaches you his special arrangements, note-by-note. Includes "Salt Creek," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "Cripple Creek," and many more.
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Bluegrass Flatpick Guitar Favorites
Bluegrass Flatpick Guitar Favorites
Fans of Joe Carr's popular "Flatpick Guitar" video will love this all new volume with even more Bluegrass favorites. Learn guitar solos to many popular Bluegrass pickin tunes and use them at the next jam session. Joe has selected a great batch of Bluegrass Instrumentals and teaches you his special arrangements, note-by-note. Includes "Salt Creek," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "Cripple Creek," and many more.
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