Dvd Picking Up Speed Drills And Tunes For Flatpick Guitarists

This extraordinary DVD lesson is filled with spectacular picking detailed instruction and invaluable advice for aspiring bluegrass guitarists at all levels. Bryan Sutton thoughtfully and methodically lays out his ?tricks of the trade? to help you play any tune and improve your flatpicking speed power timing and musicianship. Bryan addresses many of the problems that he sees in aspiring pickers and passes along tips on how to keep your picking hand and arm tension-free and your fretting hand supple and quick. He provides drills and exercises teaching an arsenal of licks bends double stops slides and other devices that will help you build powerful and memorablesolos. In a special section on rhythm playing Bryan plays backup to Cody Kilby's lead solos and shows how by varying his chords and bass runs he builds a groove and enhances the tune. He breaks down in detail famous bluegrass jam session tunes - Daley's Reel Texas Gales Wild Bill Jones and Beaumont Rag - each of which shows a different aspect of the flatpick experience.