Learn to Play Bluegrass with Guitar World's New DVD, '20 Essential Bluegrass Licks'
The 20 Essential Bluegrass Licks DVD is available now at the Guitar World Online Store.
Learn to play in the styles of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Clarence White, Lester Flatt and more of your favorite bluegrass guitarists!
Master the basics of bluegrass, plus learn the standard tune “Whiskey Before Breakfast.”
This lick pack will teach you standard strum accompaniment patterns in the keys of C and G, alternating bass lines, walk-ups, hammer-on and pull-off embellishments, flatpicking melodies, banjo-style forward and backward rolls, “old-timey” and traditional Irish fiddle-style licks with unison notes and “floaters,” and much more!
The DVD is available now at the Guitar World Online Store for $9.99!
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