![]() They probably can’t explain all the reason you should - because you simply won’t appreciate them fully until you reach the obstacles you encounter for yourself as you learn. So I learnt that sometimes its best to accept someone else’s advice. But I managed to make the transition over a few months. It wasn’t as big a switch over from the weird classical style I’d mistakenly taught myself. It offered a lot of advantages so I resolved to learn again. I got interested in a technique called hybrid picking on electric guitar. I had to start over all again - It took a little while and it drove me bananas - wishing I’d followed the clear advice in the book on my first go round.Ībout 3 years later I had to re-learn all over again. They sounded similar but were fundamentally wrong. I couldn’t get the groove or drive of any of the tunes I was listening to. As I tried to advance my own (sophisticated - advanced) style got in the way. It was only later that it dawned on me that I had taught myself to do it wrong. I learnt to play like this too and sounded okay. I stupidly thought Travis Picking was a hillbilly shortcut. My first attempt was from a book, I ignored the suggested fingerings and went in with a classic guitar style, where I used every single finger available to me and my thumb. I may amuse you that I taught myself to Travis Pick (a finger style) three time over the years Good luck learning and I hope this helps. Use them if you like them, but they are hard to transition between and don’t always fit into the overall sound of the song. Bar chords can sound a bit choppy and flat. Bluegrass has a very fluid and open sound, and makes the most of open strings ringing out. That you are not losing anything from not including holding down the bass notes which you will get from a bar. (2) You are going to discover that much of the distinctive sound for bluegrass comes from using partial fingerings of some chords. I won’t explain all the advantages as you’ll appreciate them more as you follow along with the lessons and learn more of Ben’s tabs. (1) With the “baby” F chord shape, you can develop the melody or licks, whilst still holding down many of the notes of that chord, which will give you the full and rich sound that is so characteristic of bluegrass. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock.There are no “rules” but I would recommend following Ben’s fingerings for the F chord REPEAT CHORUS Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. The juke joint's jumpin' when that cat goes on, The whole place is shakin', there's a something goin' on. ![]() Burnin' like a fire runnin' wild in the woods, REPEAT CHORUS Verse 4 - So when the heat starts to risin' and you gotta blow some steam, Take a ride down the river, you'll see just what I mean. REPEAT CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL Verse 3 - Way back in old Kentucky where the bluegrass grows, Through the Carolinas on them dirt red roads. ![]() Just as long as its greasy, as long as its fast, As long as its pumpin' honey, its gonna last. Verse 2 - Some say it came from Memphis, down in Tennessee, Or it drifted in from Georgia about 1953. Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock. Chorus - Its the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum, Playin' them guitars like shootin' from a gun. The people got to have it, they wanna hear some more. Bb x02220 Eb xx0232 F 022100 Verse 1 - It comes from Mississippi and down in Alabam, Creepin' like a fever, all across the land. Chord shapes are relative to position of capo. Marty Stuart - Hillbilly Rock (with lead) Play with capo on 1st fret.
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