Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar 101 - Beginner Lesson

[@rogerletsom2127]

Thanks for a great bluegrass guitar tutorial! I'm an older player trying to learn bluegrass rhythm guitar.

[@frontporchpickin289]

Thanks for this. Things I know but I find it valuable to just hear someone else explain through it for a new angle

[@joseptassies2227]

Thanks a mil, it was very didactic and useful. Cheers and God save the Rhythm Guitar

[@5150show]

Brilliant, just subbed

[@chloesmum1884]

Thank you for this lesson. Just subbed😊

[@terrymcnamara4408]

Excellent!!

[@AustinScelzo]

So glad you like it! I hope for it to be a reference for all the new folks entering the bluegrass jamming world

[@paulabishop853]

Thank you! I couldn’t figure out why I was so noisy when I play a bluegrass song.

[@AustinScelzo]

So happy to help!

[@sheilaryan5548]

Very very helpful Austin. I do not play guitar but I knew the guitar backup I was expecting in jam sessions and as a fiddler. And I was not hearing that. I got blank stares when I said boom-chuck or asked to hear bass notes. The over strumming techniques you describe seemed to be common in my jam circles. This video should help me explain…..Thanks.

[@AustinScelzo]

Thank you! Feel free to share this video- I found myself explaining this a lot in my jam classes, so I figured others would benefit from putting it online.

[@kevinhowey4286]

Love BG came from rock. This explained many of my mistakes.

[@banjo-beard]

Hey, thanks for this. A great rhythm guitarist I play with insists that the loud note is the boom and the soft note is the chuck to make room for the mandolin chop on the off beat. What do you think?

[@AustinScelzo]

There are a lot of different approaches but I don't hear that one as often

[@alan4sure]

My style too.

[@ethanrines3300]

This should be helpful to a lot of people

[@AustinScelzo]

Hope so! My thought is that it can be used by folks who lead slow jams as a reference for new guitar players to blend in a bit better.

[@jimalice1]

Love your guitar. What's the company? Thanks.

[@AustinScelzo]

Thanks, Just bought it from a friend of mine!
It's the Eastman E20-OM. Great guitar - Goes for about $1,500

[@ninjaaron]

Nice opening a bluegrass tutorial with a Pink Floyd lick.

[@AustinScelzo]

They must have got it from Lester Flatt 👍

[@yateswebb]

not to mention, its hard to play fast with those busy strum patterns!! you'll tense up

[@robertdeclue4605]

I cannot play my banjo when the guitarist does rock patterns.

[@AustinScelzo]

Totally agree- I feel the same way about Fiddle. Not only is the groove totally different but it's about sonic space - with acoustic instruments, balance is much more of a concern than with effects, electronics, etc.

[@mns8732]

Re record. With kicking up the sound a notch