This tutorial on basic hybrid picking exercises was inspired by a young man who asked me how to get started hybrid picking. I'll show you a variety of exercises that you can do to...

This tutorial on chicken pickin' was inspired by a subscriber in the forum although I've been meaning to do this for a while. I'll show you these concepts followed by a lick in...

I have received e-mails from subscribers requesting more lessons on double-stops similar to what was done on the lesson for the Wabash Cannonball. This song Wildwood Flower is...

There are many definitions of hybrid picking, and many styles directly associated with the technique. The common definition is using the pick and fingers to play different notes...

This tutorial of hybrid picking exercises was inspired by pickers I've met while performing, and they wanted to know how to get started hybrid picking. These five easy exercises...

Bass runs and other easy ornamentations give your strumming a very country-ish flavor. In this tutorial, you'll learn a variety of runs, and apply them in a variety of time...

Red Wing is an old American traditional fiddle tune which for this tutorial series has been arranged and adapted to the guitar. This arrangement greatly takes advantage of the...

This hybrid picking progression in A was inspired by the basic hybrid picking exercises, to show how adding other concepts to the exercises can make some awesome riffs. First I'll...

This double stop progression was inspired by some pickers I've met while performing, and they wanted to know how I put these licks together. The first one is mostly double stops,...

Examples of different country riffs, demonstrated with progressions, covering what's been demonstrated so far in this chapter.

This tutorial on bending the flat 7 up to the 1 was inspired by my other string bending tutorials. I'll show you the bend in A, and then use it with other whole tone bends. I'll...

This tutorial on playing in thirds was inspired when I was trying to think of useful concepts, that would teach some basic ideas for starting to solo. I've put together 4...

This tutorial on B-bender guitar was inspired by a subscriber in the forum, that had recently gotten one of these guitars. I'll show you several ways to use a B-bender with open...

I will explain several uses for the baritone electric guitar. Some are classic licks you've heard but didn't know what "that sound" was coming from. Many of the lessons here...

Here are some leads patterned after certain artist's styles of playing. We will cover techniques used by guitarist like Merle Haggard and Vince Gill.

This tutorial on prebending strings was inspired by all the other string bending tutorials, and all the legendary guitarists that use this concept. In the first lesson I'll...

In this you can jam over the backing track.(Available in the jam station) I have tabbed out a short lead break to get you started, but you can play what you want over it. Feel...

In this you can jam over the backing track, available in the jam station. I have tabbed out a short lead break to get you started, but you can play what you want over it. The...

This tutorial on hybrid picking country riffs was inspired by many of the pickers I've met while performing, who were asking how I put together riffs for my songs. The first three...

This tutorial was inspired by several users that wanted to know where my ideas for solos come from. What combinations work well together, and what techniques to use. I put...

This tutorial on string bending was inspired by a few subscribers in the forum, that wanted to learn how to bend strings. I'll show you two ways to bend the string in the first...

This tutorial on prebending strings was inspired by all the other string bending tutorials, and all the legendary guitarists that use this concept. In these lessons I'm sliding up...

This tutorial on string bending behind the nut was inspired by a previous tutorial on B bender guitar. I'll show you how to do this with the left hand, and also using the right...

This B-bender guitar tutorial was inspired by a subscriber in the forum, that had recently gotten one of theses guitars. In the first lesson I'll describe this device, tell you...