Chords for How To - Essential scales in Bluegrass Guitar with Nate Savage Video
Tempo:
87.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] So you've learned the most essential things that you need to know for bluegrass rhythm guitar.
Now let's talk about bluegrass lead guitar.
So let's start by going over some open scale shapes.
And bluegrass music likes to use open strings in its solos.
So open scale shapes are really ideal because you get the most open strings when you use those.
So let's start out by learning a C major scale that uses as many open strings as possible.
Come down here and play the C note on the third [C] fret of the fifth string.
And you're going to play the open D string second and third fret.
[F] Open [G] G string, [A] second fret of the G string.
[B]
Open B string and then the first and third frets with your first and third fingers.
[D] And the exact same pattern on the high [E] E string.
So the open high E string, first fret [F] with your first finger,
third [G] fret with your third finger.
And you can also grab the notes below.
Don't forget about those.
[C] So you have this C note that you started on.
You can grab the second fret of the A string with your second [B] finger.
[A] Open A string, third fret of the [G] E string with your third finger.
[F] And the first fret with your first finger.
And then finally the open E [Em] string.
[C] So that whole scale will sound like this.
[F] [C]
[E]
[D] [C] [N]
So mess around with that open C scale and get used to it.
It feels a little bit different because you have all those open strings in there.
And one thing to keep in mind when you're picking through all of these notes on an acoustic guitar,
the tension on the guitar strings on an acoustic guitar is a lot greater.
So you can kind of tend to tense up to get volume out of those strings.
Be careful with that.
Don't get too tense, otherwise your hand might get sore.
Now let's take a look at an open G major scale.
We're going to start down here on the third fret of the low E string with our third finger.
[G] Play that note.
Then you're [A] going to play the open A string and the second and third frets
with your second and third fingers.
[C] Then you're going to move to the open D string and then play the second fret
and the fourth fret of the D string with your second and [D] fourth fingers.
[F#m] [G] Open G string and second fret of the G string.
[A]
Open B string and first and third frets of the B string with your first and third fingers.
[D] [Em] Open E string and then second and third frets of that with your second and third fingers.
[G]
And hopefully you're starting to see a pattern emerge with these open scale shapes.
Any note that occurs on the first fret, you're going to play with your first finger, right?
Any note that occurs on the second fret, you'll play with your second finger.
Same for the third fret and your third finger and your fourth fret and your fourth finger.
[B]
[E] [Em]
[G] The next open scale we're going to look at is an open G major pentatonic scale
and it can also be thought of as an open E minor pentatonic scale.
And I'm using my third finger just like all the other open scales we did.
I'm using my third finger on the third fret and my second finger [C#] on all the notes on the second fret.
[E] [G]
[G]
[C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] So you've learned the most essential things that you need to know for bluegrass rhythm guitar.
Now let's talk about bluegrass lead guitar.
So let's start by going over some open scale shapes.
And bluegrass music likes to use open strings in its solos.
So open scale shapes are really ideal because you get the most open strings when you use those.
So let's start out by learning a C major scale that uses as many open strings as possible.
Come down here and play the C note on the third [C] fret of the fifth string.
And you're going to play the open D string second and third fret.
[F] Open [G] G string, [A] second fret of the G string.
[B]
Open B string and then the first and third frets with your first and third fingers.
[D] And the exact same pattern on the high [E] E string.
So the open high E string, first fret [F] with your first finger,
third [G] fret with your third finger.
And you can also grab the notes below.
Don't forget about those.
[C] So you have this C note that you started on.
You can grab the second fret of the A string with your second [B] finger.
[A] Open A string, third fret of the [G] E string with your third finger.
[F] And the first fret with your first finger.
And then finally the open E [Em] string.
[C] So that whole scale will sound like this.
[F] [C]
[E]
[D] [C] [N]
So mess around with that open C scale and get used to it.
It feels a little bit different because you have all those open strings in there.
And one thing to keep in mind when you're picking through all of these notes on an acoustic guitar,
the tension on the guitar strings on an acoustic guitar is a lot greater.
So you can kind of tend to tense up to get volume out of those strings.
Be careful with that.
Don't get too tense, otherwise your hand might get sore.
Now let's take a look at an open G major scale.
We're going to start down here on the third fret of the low E string with our third finger.
[G] Play that note.
Then you're [A] going to play the open A string and the second and third frets
with your second and third fingers.
[C] Then you're going to move to the open D string and then play the second fret
and the fourth fret of the D string with your second and [D] fourth fingers.
[F#m] [G] Open G string and second fret of the G string.
[A]
Open B string and first and third frets of the B string with your first and third fingers.
[D] [Em] Open E string and then second and third frets of that with your second and third fingers.
[G]
And hopefully you're starting to see a pattern emerge with these open scale shapes.
Any note that occurs on the first fret, you're going to play with your first finger, right?
Any note that occurs on the second fret, you'll play with your second finger.
Same for the third fret and your third finger and your fourth fret and your fourth finger.
[B]
[E] [Em]
[G] The next open scale we're going to look at is an open G major pentatonic scale
and it can also be thought of as an open E minor pentatonic scale.
And I'm using my third finger just like all the other open scales we did.
I'm using my third finger on the third fret and my second finger [C#] on all the notes on the second fret.
[E] [G]
Key:
G
C
Em
F
A
G
C
Em
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ So you've learned the most essential things that you need to know for bluegrass rhythm guitar.
Now let's talk about bluegrass lead guitar.
So let's start by going over some open scale shapes.
And bluegrass music likes to use open strings in its solos.
So open scale shapes are really ideal because you get the most open strings when you use those.
So let's start out by learning a C major scale that uses as many open strings as possible.
Come down here and play the C note on the third [C] fret of the fifth string.
And you're going to play the open D string second and third fret.
_ [F] _ Open [G] G string, _ [A] second fret of the G string.
_ _ [B]
Open B string and then the first and third frets with your first and third fingers. _
[D] _ And the exact same pattern on the high [E] E string.
So the open high E string, first fret [F] with your first finger,
third [G] fret with your third finger. _
_ And you can also grab the notes below.
Don't forget about those.
[C] So you have this C note that you started on.
You can grab the second fret of the A string with your second [B] finger.
[A] Open A string, _ third fret of the [G] E string with your third finger.
[F] And the first fret with your first finger.
And then finally the open E [Em] string. _
[C] So that whole scale will sound like this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _
So mess around with that open C scale and get used to it.
It feels a little bit different because you have all those open strings in there.
And one thing to keep in mind when you're picking through all of these notes on an acoustic guitar,
the tension on the guitar strings on an acoustic guitar is a lot greater.
So you can kind of tend to tense up to get volume out of those strings.
Be careful with that.
Don't get too tense, otherwise your hand might get sore.
Now let's take a look at an open G major scale.
We're going to start down here on the third fret of the low E string with our third finger.
[G] Play that note.
Then you're [A] going to play the open A string and the second and third frets
with your second and third fingers.
_ [C] _ _ Then you're going to move to the open D string and then play the second fret
and the fourth fret of the D string with your second and [D] fourth fingers.
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] Open G string and second fret of the G string.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Open B string and first and third frets of the B string with your first and third fingers.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Open E string and then second and third frets of that with your second and third fingers.
[G] _ _
_ And hopefully you're starting to see a pattern emerge with these open scale shapes.
Any note that occurs on the first fret, you're going to play with your first finger, right?
Any note that occurs on the second fret, you'll play with your second finger.
Same for the third fret and your third finger and your fourth fret and your fourth finger. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ The next open scale we're going to look at is an open G major pentatonic scale
and it can also be thought of as an open E minor pentatonic scale. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I'm using my third finger just like all the other open scales we did.
I'm using my third finger on the third fret and my second finger [C#] on all the notes on the second fret. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ So you've learned the most essential things that you need to know for bluegrass rhythm guitar.
Now let's talk about bluegrass lead guitar.
So let's start by going over some open scale shapes.
And bluegrass music likes to use open strings in its solos.
So open scale shapes are really ideal because you get the most open strings when you use those.
So let's start out by learning a C major scale that uses as many open strings as possible.
Come down here and play the C note on the third [C] fret of the fifth string.
And you're going to play the open D string second and third fret.
_ [F] _ Open [G] G string, _ [A] second fret of the G string.
_ _ [B]
Open B string and then the first and third frets with your first and third fingers. _
[D] _ And the exact same pattern on the high [E] E string.
So the open high E string, first fret [F] with your first finger,
third [G] fret with your third finger. _
_ And you can also grab the notes below.
Don't forget about those.
[C] So you have this C note that you started on.
You can grab the second fret of the A string with your second [B] finger.
[A] Open A string, _ third fret of the [G] E string with your third finger.
[F] And the first fret with your first finger.
And then finally the open E [Em] string. _
[C] So that whole scale will sound like this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _
So mess around with that open C scale and get used to it.
It feels a little bit different because you have all those open strings in there.
And one thing to keep in mind when you're picking through all of these notes on an acoustic guitar,
the tension on the guitar strings on an acoustic guitar is a lot greater.
So you can kind of tend to tense up to get volume out of those strings.
Be careful with that.
Don't get too tense, otherwise your hand might get sore.
Now let's take a look at an open G major scale.
We're going to start down here on the third fret of the low E string with our third finger.
[G] Play that note.
Then you're [A] going to play the open A string and the second and third frets
with your second and third fingers.
_ [C] _ _ Then you're going to move to the open D string and then play the second fret
and the fourth fret of the D string with your second and [D] fourth fingers.
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] Open G string and second fret of the G string.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Open B string and first and third frets of the B string with your first and third fingers.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Open E string and then second and third frets of that with your second and third fingers.
[G] _ _
_ And hopefully you're starting to see a pattern emerge with these open scale shapes.
Any note that occurs on the first fret, you're going to play with your first finger, right?
Any note that occurs on the second fret, you'll play with your second finger.
Same for the third fret and your third finger and your fourth fret and your fourth finger. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ The next open scale we're going to look at is an open G major pentatonic scale
and it can also be thought of as an open E minor pentatonic scale. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I'm using my third finger just like all the other open scales we did.
I'm using my third finger on the third fret and my second finger [C#] on all the notes on the second fret. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _