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• Rhythm: Up-tempo bluegrass rhythms follow 16th note strum patterns. Count ‘1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a’ to keep time while strumming along with down- and upstrokes. • Scales: Guitar solos are ...

Guitar skills: Crosspicking is a technique that allows players to use their guitar pick across three strings to create a rolling pattern – it's also a core banjo technique and helpful to think of it ...

These days, there's no shortage of ways to learn guitar. Of course, on the one hand, you've got the tried-and-true old-school methods, like private lessons, group classes, and even sheet music. And ...

Wondering how Marty Schwartz became the one-man brand known as Marty Music, responsible for teaching countless people how to play the guitar over the last 15 years or so via lessons on his YouTube ...