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Jun 11 2023

St. Anne's Skeleton // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

In this video, Hayes give s a brief introduction to finding skeleton melodies in bluegrass fiddle tunes, using St. Anne's Reel as an example. Stick around for the end of the lesson to learn Hayes' variation of St. Anne's Reel… Read more

May 19 2023

Chinquapin Hunting // Melody // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

In this video, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play the melody to the old time fiddle tune “Chinquapin” (or “Chinquapin Hunting” depending on your source).

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How to Construct Triads on Guitar // Music Theory Lesson

In this guitar lesson, Hayes teaches you how to construct root position triads on the guitar. After explaining how to make major, minor, and diminished triads any where on the neck of the guitar, Hayes gives you a great exercise… Read more

Mar 17 2023

2 Tools for Better Scale Practice // Intervals & Triads

In this guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin describes a few ways to use intervals and triads to improve your scale practice. Practicing scales this way will help you master common melodic tools that you can add to your own improvisations, arrangements,…

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Feb 10 2023

Red Haired Boy // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

In this guitar lesson, Hayes teaches you how to play the tune Red Haired Boy. Originally called Gilderoy or The Little Beggarman, this tune comes from Ireland and has become a standard in American Bluegrass circles.
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Jan 27 2023

Find the Key of Any Song // Guitar Music Theory Lesson

Hayes Griffin helps you use some basic music theory to find out what key you're in as long as you know a few of the chords and can name the notes on your fingerboard!
Grab a pen and paper, you're… Read more

Jan 12 2023

NEVER use this lick in a bluegrass jam...

In this video, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play a major scale triplet lick/pattern lifted from some of his favorite metal guitar players. If you’re looking to get tossed out of your local bluegrass jam session, this lick will… Read more

Dec 6 2022

Turkey in the Straw // 2 Versions // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

In this video, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play the Turkey in the Straw. Once you work through the basic melody to the tune, Hayes shows you an intermediate/advanced version with some common tricks like slides, pull-offs, double-stops, and… Read more

Nov 18 2022