Hard to meets everyone’s needs but sometimes we mean we are beginners to bluegrass not to playing guitar. Great video

0:56. I was trying to learn the bluegrass technique after hearing Billy Strings and for someone who has never been to an actual guitar teacher and pretty much learned everything from the internet. The wise words means a lot. Thank you

telling people not to buy the tab will not qualify you for salesman of the year, but I got a good laugh of how you begged everyone to use your pinky. You're fun to watch. Thanks

This particular lesson is way too elementary for me, but I stopped just to say once again that Marcel is absolutely the best teacher of bluegrass guitar on YT. His videos got me to some fairly complex improvised soloing very quickly, while everyone else was just teaching the same old "learn all the scales first" approach, which doesn't do much to improve your improvisation or your motivation... Marcel's approach (which I would call "learn some of the key notes in the lower positions first, then start applying them") is far more practical and keeps one's motivation up. Well done, Marcel - a lot of people can play, but not many can teach. You are great at both.

Thank you Marcel, for giving us some beginner info on Bluegrass. There isn’t much out there for us enthusiastic bluegrass beginners, and we all want to be like the biggest, baddest billygoat in the barn! Thank you, friend!

My only regret fine sir is that I have but one like to give this lesson - this is INCREDIBLE for those of us looking to learn this style! My thanks!

Brisk, friendly, and authoritative. Great lesson. Don’t be fooled by the “elementary” level, especially accompaniment. Getting those bass notes clean and the brushes crisp and in time are actual gosh-darned skills-and considering it’s what you’re playing the majority of the time, well worth getting right.

Not sure how it works everywhere but at our jam you can “pass “when your turn comes around if your not comfortable with soloing. It happens with eye contact . A quick shake of the head.

Thanks for this. I started playing 3 years ago, almost all fingerstyle. Then one day, I was flipping through some music and came across Old Joe Clark and picked up a pick for the first time. Loved the feel and sound and that started me down this Bluegrass rabbit hole. Now, I know the rhythm part too.

Long time senior player; new to bluegrass. On your waiting list for lessons, but in the meantime more of this please!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

I know all this already...but really needed to hear it again, thanks so much.

I think I have finally found the online guitar teacher I have been looking for. Great videos!

Thanks Marcel, more of this please, us beginners at bluegrass need this wisdom. Ta very much.

I have probably said this before, but this is the best flat pick Channel on the tube

Just want to say, of all the people I watch on the tube, you are the most informative. I haven't seen anyone discuss conventions in bluegrass jam sessions. Thanks so much for being the tour guide into this world.

I've watched this video a billion times. I will memorize you!

It was nice in the beginning having you explained the music theory. It was also nice having you play the songs all the way through so we could hear the melody while practicing strumming the chords. Thanks Marcel

At many jams you will see and "inner circle" and "outer circle". The "inner circle" is usually occupied by the folks who started the jam and/or are players known to the group to be better players and singers. While it is perfectly alright to pick along in the "outer circle" or get "the nod" for a break from the song leader, don't presume to push your way into the "inner circle" or to play over someone else's solo. If you pull off a couple of good breaks, you might be invited into the inner circle. A definite no-no if you don't want to alienate yourself from your fellow jammers is to show up late and keep shouting, "Cripple Creek" from the outside circle. If the "inner circle" asks for suggestions, then go ahead and ask, but be aware that the group may have already played that tune once, twice, or three times and want to do other things.

I throughly agree with this video.

Well taught, great job. Keep on pickin' ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

New to bluegrass and yes this is THE study video and one of, if not the best I've ever seen in any style. Hope you're doing well and thank you!

This was great. Thanks for this, Marcel.

Another genius video Marcel 👏 can’t wait to get my hands on those tabs

Thanks!

Just an awesome lesson. Really shows your great teaching skills.

this is freakin awesome. Thank you.

Back in the old days capo s were used they would say g plus 2 etc. The key was always announced every thing you said usually happened except the leg bit. I played a lot of rethum to keep it fun I created base runs that added to the lead knew Tony and doc do I have to stories all those festivals.

Thanks for this video. I teach guitar and plan to use this lesson for my students. I will teach it with a video and tag you in it. I will go about teaching it with a little different twist on how I present the material. I am trying to get my students hip to the metronome, so my lesson will have that as a featured element. I hope some of my students who want to play blue grass get turned on to your site. I am not hugely into blue grass yet. The style offers such a great path for beginners to start playing melodies that have community and improvisation. That element is making me of a blue grass learner. I have a few things that I working on all the time in my routines and this video is now one of them. I hope to help more folks find your channel. Thanks again!!

I love everything about this video. The visual play alongside and basic music theory. guitar is my 4 th instrument I’m adept with and I use videos like these to teach my kids. Amazing work.

I like this lesson!

Great stuff for beginners and this is nitpicking but, fiddle tunes are but a small part of bluegrass . Sitting around jamming guitars on fiddle tunes is great and all but bluegrass is much more than that.

Good morning Marcel.

Marcel... thanks for the great lessons

Came across your channel today. Now one of my favorites. Thank you!

Love your lessons ,best in the business.

Yes! Thank you so much for this! Really helpful

Like number 1k! Congrats and thanks for all your contributions to the bluegrass community

I'm down with the slow jam baby...thx for info......mo rhythm lessons.....thx. big bad billy goat of the barnyard

Could you please do watch it fall by billy strings 🙏🙏

Just a great lesson in every way: excellent clear tabs, good pace of the instruction and playing. Thanks!

You always have the coolest t-shirts!

Nice

Awesome job Marcel

Great lesson, Marcel !

Great stuff thank you 😊

Wonderful lesson. Thanks

Jolly Good, Marcel. I'm gonna check your site out. If I join your channel, will I still get the ads?

MARCEL!

Used in cripple creek also

That sounds dirty, man - staring into my soul telling me to use my pinky.. haha :) great lesson! can't thank you enough

Great.

Great lesson Marcel! Should be required viewing for newbies...especially the little etiquette spill.. ;)

Awesome vid

Having trouble playing the 7th measure at high speed. Any tips (other than practice practice practice)?

A question about structures in blue grass jams. So is it that the band toghether plays A+A+B+B then there is a break where one person improvises and the rest plays rythm, after the break is finished then back to A+A+B+B, then break, then A+A+B+B. Is that correctly understood? Or do they breaks happen during the A+A+B+B sections?

It's as Universal as the raised foot. If it's coming around to you and you make eye contact and shake your head "no" everybody knows what you mean

13:33 - Old Joe Clark 8th note playthrough

Hi Marcel ! What's chords on youe Martin's DCAura ? Thanks

... I forgot to say the 7th measure of which song. The 7th measure of Angeline the Baker.

Is the melody from a certain scale? How are you selecting those notes?

How bout when your in a jam circle and some " expert" sits RIGHT INFRONT of you blocking your view of others ...you ask them to move they ignore the request. Jams can be cliquey

Oh I am screwed with the eye contact 😂👍🏼

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14:00

Can you teach country boy by Ricky skaggs

All three have lyrics. Just saying.

It's funny how something so casual sounding, jam, is actually rather elitist.

My first tune in 1958 at 5 years old was “little Brown Jug”.... note by note by note....ugh!

That’s not first fret

good stuff but until you either turn that cap around or discard it i'm outa here!