The Eighth of February, Part 3

from: Contemporary Flatpicking Guitar with Grant Gordy

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Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist Grant Gordy shows you his modern approach to flatpicking and how he combines a wide array of musical influences to create his unique style. With advice on theory and navigating the fingerboard and how to use that knowledge to create your own solos.

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“Long Journey Home” Soloing Ideas

In this lesson, Grant shows you how to come up with soloing ideas on “Long Journey Home” in a position up the neck from the fifth to the eighth frets using melodic and rhythmic variations and triad inversions.

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The Eighth of February

The Eighth of February, Part 1

The Eighth of February, Part 2

The Eighth of February, Part 3

The Eighth of February, Part 4: Melody Play-Along Track

The Eighth of February, Part 5: Rhythm Play-Along Track

The Eighth of February, Part 3

Grant offers some insight into learning tunes played on other instruments — in this instance from John Reischman’s mandolin playing — and then walks you through the chord progression for “The Eighth of February,” which includes some quick II and VI chords in addition to the familiar I, IV, and V chords.

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