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

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

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

In this guitar lesson, Hayes teaches you how to play a basic “sock rhythm” to the Western Swing favorite, “Right or Wrong.” This one was written in 1921, but made famous by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and later… Read more

Are you curious about swing guitar, but not sure how or where to start? You’ve come to the right place!
In this guitar lesson, Hayes Griffin breaks down three iconic styles of swing rhythm guitar: Freddie Green, Sock Rhythm, and… Read more

In this guitar lesson, you will learn how to play the swing standard “Right or Wrong.” 
"Right or Wrong" was written by Arthur Sizemore and Paul Biese, and Haven Gillespie back in 1921, and was a major hit for Bob… Read more

Play gypsy jazz rhythm on the octave mandolin. I show you the chords for Blues For Ike by Django Reinhardt in this video. This tune is a 12-bar blues with an interesting twist. The chord progression is in A and… Read more

Looking to spice up the ending of your swing and jazz solos? Check out this chromatic Major 6th kick!
By the end of this guitar lesson, I will show you how to master this lick in the key of F… Read more

In this video, Hayes teaches you how to play a major scale pattern for guitar that uses 3 fingers per string. Most guitarists learn some variation of “CAGED” scale patterns, but this pattern can be a great addition to those… Read more

In this lesson, I show you a great right hand workout for guitar. This exercise is designed to improve your ability to switch between different rhythmic subdivisions like quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, and even odd subdivisions like… Read more

In this lesson, Hayes teaches you the secret formula to the foundation of most Western styles of music - The Major Scale!
By the end of the video, you will know how to use simple intervals like the whole step… Read more

In this video, instructor Hayes Griffin shows you a great exercise to memorize all of the notes on your guitar. This one was originally created by Magnus for the mandolin, but works great on the guitar!

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