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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Mar 5 2023
Study with Hayes in Guitar Club
Want to take your guitar playing to the next level? Study with Hayes in the new Guitar Club!
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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For TAB and Sheet… Read more
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!
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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…
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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…
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Nov 18 2022
Blackberry Blossom // High Octave Melody // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin teaches you how to play the standard bluegrass fiddle tune, “Blackberry Blossom.”
This version is in closed position and up in the high register of first position on the guitar. You can steal the… Read more
This version is in closed position and up in the high register of first position on the guitar. You can steal the… Read more
Oct 28 2022
Blackberry Blossom // Low Octave Melody // Bluegrass Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin teaches you how to play the standard bluegrass fiddle tune, “Blackberry Blossom.”
The version Hayes shows you here uses the low register of the guitar and is a great version of this fiddle tune… Read more
The version Hayes shows you here uses the low register of the guitar and is a great version of this fiddle tune… Read more
Sep 30 2022
Over the Waterfall // Drop D Tuning // Acoustic Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play a low-octave melody in Drop D tuning for the old time and bluegrass fiddle tune, Over the Waterfall.
Drop D tuning is a great tool to use if you… Read more
Drop D tuning is a great tool to use if you… Read more
Sep 23 2022
Over the Waterfall // Kenny Smith Floating Style // Guitar Lesson
In this acoustic guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin shows you how to play the old time and bluegrass fiddle tune, Over the Waterfall, in the floating style pioneered by flatpicker extraordinaire, Kenny Smith.
Over the Waterfall is attributed to the fiddler… Read more
Over the Waterfall is attributed to the fiddler… Read more
Sep 9 2022
Guitarists - Should You Learn to Read Sheet Music? // Guitar Lesson
In this video, Hayes tackles an age-old question for guitar players - should you learn to read sheet music?
By the end of the video, you’ll have some interesting points to help you decide whether or not it is worth… Read more
By the end of the video, you’ll have some interesting points to help you decide whether or not it is worth… Read more
Sep 2 2022
Sound Like Johnny Cash // Luther Perkins Rhythm Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson, Hayes teaches you how to sound like those classic early Johnny Cash records by unpacking Luther Perkins' rhythm guitar style.
By the end of the lesson, you will know how to play three variations of Luther's… Read more
By the end of the lesson, you will know how to play three variations of Luther's… Read more