Gold Rush, Part 3: Variations

from: Advanced Flatpicking Guitar with Scott Nygaard

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Learn the essential techniques of bluegrass flatpicking guitar through classic and lesser-known songs and tunes, from bluegrass blues to old-time fiddle tunes to country swing sounds.

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In Part 2 of the lesson on crosspicking, you'll learn the first part of Scott's arrangement of "Home Sweet Home," which mostly uses the traditional 3-3-2 roll. Since crosspicking is usually used to play song melodies, it's a good idea to learn the melody of a song before tackling a crosspicking arrangement, so Scott starts by making sure you know the melody to "Home Sweet Home" and then takes the arrangement apart phrase by phrase (or roll by roll).

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Gold Rush

Gold Rush, Part 1: Learning the Melody

Gold Rush, Part 2: Articulating Individual Notes

Gold Rush, Part 3: Variations

Gold Rush, Part 4: Tony Rice’s Picking Style

“Gold Rush” Play-Along Track

Gold Rush, Part 3: Variations

In addition to using articulations to vary the sound of the melody notes, you can also create variations on the melody in different ways, using crosspicking, syncopation, etc. Scott used Tony Rice’s version of “Gold Rush” in the first two parts of this lesson, but here he shows you a few ways he would play the A part to “Gold Rush.”

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