4 Things You Should Steal From Molly Tuttle's White Freightliner Blues - Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

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[@magicdaveable]

I have always used alternate picking. It's how I was taught 60 years ago. I do incorporate my own version of Frank Gambale's style of sweep picking and back in the 70's Clarence White and Jerry Garcia were very influential. Tony Rice through the 1980's. I play rock'n'roll but for about 5 years in the 1990's I was thoroughly immersed in bluegrass .

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[@DennisMike]

You're a good teacher. Thanks for this - very clear.

[@NMGardening]

Found this through troy gradys video on this song. He's got a great camera angle on her hands that might help ya with learning this song but that with your in depth breakdown has been a very informative watch. I play ridiculously heavy music but I love learning all form of music, I find it helps me get better at my chosen field. Great video man!

[@JGlassy]

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[@Skypie61]

Great video and breakdown. Chilled vibe, makes you calm while watching...Tx👍😃

[@tablature6121]

Thanks for this really enlightening instruction vid -- so well explained. Was glad to hear you mention Doc Watson in the cross-picking explanation. Haven't been cued into Tuttle very long, but the first time I heard her White Freightliner, his style immediately popped into my head. Doc was a virtuoso on guitar in any key, but if you ever noticed, he most often played out of a C position, same as Molly here. If he wanted to do a song/tune in D (common for old fiddle tunes), he would capo up 2 and play out of a C position. A lot of her licks in WF sound so much like some of Doc's, or pieces of them, especially his signature walkdown tag lick (walk down 3, back up 2, down 3, etc. to resolution at root, on scale ...simplified). Thanks again for sharing.

[@glgrant]

Straight forward and easy to understand - a good presentation

[@steveloree]

Thank you for taking the time. I enjoy your lessons.

[@stephanegauthier5539]

Thank you so much for you time. Awesome lessons! Wish you were in Montreal!

[@vincentlussier8264]

So do I!

[@calamusical]

Cool video made cooler by the fact Jackson Browne is presiding . . . . Nice touch.

[@danw1955]

Marcel, great breakdown on the techniques on this! I've been following Molly since before she first did this song in public at the SCBA Father's Day Festival years ago, when she was still playing with the family band! Her brother is pretty accomplished on guitar also, but he still doesn't have the finesse and range of styles that Molly is capable of. Not to mention that she is also an amazing song writer... The girl's got it all, and I've been seeing a lot more of her in the Nashville scene lately!😉😍👍

[@timcondra3123]

This is awesome and full of insight. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@geraldgeneroso1681]

Wow. Such clarity in your presentation.

[@matthewburris769]

right?

[@japankev]

Superb breakdown with a great balance of theory and simple explanations to make your video useful and accessible to as wide a range of players as possible. 👍

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[@yeschefwithchadkubanoff]

love it man, just starting to work on this song and your breakdown is very helpful. subscribed

[@danielbecker5735]

I love this video man, I really appreciate you explaining everything. Well done, you've got a new subscriber!

[@andyhawaii2819]

Thanks for the discussion Molly is awesome and way too advanced for me. You broke it down to where I can understand it. Like the shirt!

[@marcelpacheco7878]

Well done great production.

[@darrenmalbut8499]

Awesome lesson, thank you very much for making it.

[@abnerstowe]

Enjoyed your discussion, Marcel!

[@lorenneufeld4306]

Thanks for the 'breakdown' here! Molly Tuttle's pick hand is a definite force!

[@skyjockbill]

Super video, really helpful and well-expressed - thanks!

[@bowerfilms]

Brilliant... I don't play 6 string but bouzouki and bass, but all really relevant and useful. Thanks!

[@Xaint900]

Hey, great video. One point though: When cross picking with down down up, the first down is normally a rest stroke.

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

That's very true and something I probably should have said. Perhaps in the future I'll make a dedicated crosspicking video. Thanks for watching!

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Dude, Marcel...you're the man!

[@EricRennerYT]

Very well put together. I'm not much of a bluegrass player... But this makes me want to do it. Happily subscribed.

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Wonderful work.. Thank you so much.. I ll do something with your analyse -)

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MT for the sub! Nice production values, nice explanations. I like the FJ in the background :)

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Damn man, thanks for introducing me to her music.

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Thank you! This is excellent. You are an amazing teacher and Molly is a monster player for sure! :)

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Would love more tutorial uploads!

[@pluckerpick]

Have you done a tutorial on how to practice with a Metronome? I looked at your suggestion about practising with a metronome and speeding up, I thought I was doing well and then realized I was counting 4 beats instead of 1 and 2 and 4 etc!

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About those two schools of thought, I unfortunately flunked out of both.

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Great. Nice analysis

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[@danhutchinson8649]

Stellar as usual Marcel, as for suggestions..."Home Sweet Home" cross picked...seems simple, not the case...Thanks for all you do my friend!

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Hey, that was a good breakdown. Very useful!

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Great Lesson. Thanks for the analysis.

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Great lesson! Thanks for sharing!

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Wow great job with the explanation

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A great BIG thanks Marcel!

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nice work!!

[@BrendonFerullo16]

Thank you for this great analysis. That video is the first I'd seen of hers and the virtuosity is inspiring. Do you have any videos that break down transitioning from rhythm to lead (and back)? That is another thing she does well in this video and I think it's a difficult moment to master in bluegrass since wide rhythm strokes in the right hand have to become smaller and more precise lead strokes almost instantly. This arrangement and David Grier's arrangement of John Henry on his solo album I think are similar study pieces. This skill has always been a struggle for me personally. Anyways, great videos, keep up the good work.

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I happened to see this today, it's a video about transitioning between rhythm and lead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6iplneDg85-jpY

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Great video!

[@elic13]

Thx Marcel!🇺🇸

[@Hairy.Whodini]

I wanna steal Molly Tuttle.......... 's heart. 😍

[@JusBidniss]

Wow, you've obviously thought more about musical theory and instrumentation than I've thought about... well, pretty much most things! lol Seriously, excellent descriptiveness there -- I watched the whole thing before I knew it, and this kind of in-depth analysis of music isn't really my thing. Also, caught that 'resets the rhythm, resets the rhythm' at 7:16, funny! I've been a fan of Molly for years, but there's apparently a lot more going on there than I was ever even aware of!

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Well done lesson, thank you

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Great breakdown!

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I’m a beginner blue grass player and very comfortable rhythm player. Where do I start ? On your web? Ty your very good and knowledgeable

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good job!

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Molly is up there on my list of skill levels i want to achieve before i die. Edit: Loved the video by the way, i subscribed :)

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Hey Marcel could you do a Molly tuttle version of she’s a rainbow pretty please with lessons on it if possible it would be amazing if you could …

[@southernloff1494]

Ms. Molly is the Absolute Queen. Learn from her, and enjoy the experience. BTW-Seriously guy? Turn your damn cap around.

[@neurofire]

Sweet work Marcel. You know that saying 'Good musicians copy, great musicians steal...' Q: Have you broken down Doc Watson's fave go-to flat pick piece - Hank Garland's Sugarfoot Rag? I can hear it but damned if I can steal it. Oh, in case you think I'm dissing Doc - nothing could be further from the truth. I'd lay flowers on his grave if I lived in N. Carolina...

[@missy2j]

Thank you - her version is so inspiring - it’s nice to see broken down. I’m learning and loving White Freightliner Blues right now. I sing it in E too. But, I think I’m liking playing it in open E instead of C-shape, capo 4. Is that weird in bluegrass? Also when I called this in E in a jam today, some of the players seemed unhappy with that key choice. But it sings so well for me in that key! Is E strange to call in jams?

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Good questions! First up, is it weird to play in open E at a bluegrass jam? Not necessarily, but it's important to know that on guitar open E and open A can sound more country, and open G and open C can sound more bluegrass. I think a lot of that has to do with voice types. A comfortable vocal range for a man is generally around E major. Bluegrass tends to have higher vocal parts so a key like G makes more sense. Now it doesn't matter what key you're in or whether you're a male or female, those shapes can still sound more country or more bluegrass. From an instrumental standpoint, the breaks evolved with the vocalists. So there's more of a precedent to play bluegrass licks out of G and C and country licks out of A and E. Is E strange to call at jams? It shouldn't be. Ultimately everyone should be able to hang. But let's talk about what everyone's going through. Guitar players can not use a capo and play in E, capo 2 and play in D or capo 4 and play in C. Banjo players can do something similar. Bass players, mandolin players and fiddle players can't capo and their bluegrass licks can rely on open strings. So you could potentially be putting them in a tough spot if they haven't spent much time in keys that aren't G, C, and D. To understand what they're going through, try making your rhythm playing sound bluegrassy in the key of Bb without a capo. It's tough. If I like singing something in a hard key, I like to have a backup in case the jam feels uncomfortable. "Is E rough? I can do it in D too!" Either their egos get the best of them and they prove the can do it in E or you sing it a little lower and you're the cool person who was prepared/didn't bust the jam. I hope that helps, that was a little bit of a simplification of a big issue. Feel free to email if you have follow up questions! [e-mail]

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good stuff,more more

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Cool!

[@schoolinJOO]

i may be wrong and this young woman’s talent outshines any specters opinion but she has a strong ear; imo, the song calls for the alternative string picking but also, she nails the tempo against the chord. she is consistent with the song rather than trying to be specific to music theory… that should be an example to people that it’s not so much technique but feeling to what you’re hearing, and transcribing that into you repeating it- like a word. or a sentence, or a paragraph, or an essay- that’s music.

[@vasocreta]

Another good thing to steal (or clone) from Molly is her DNA. Because that talent goes deeper than just practice; it's at the cellular level. lol I really found this video really helpful and well done. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@kathyroddy]

This is so cool!

[@bubsthefish]

Great lesson. Thanks Marcel and Molly!

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Great video.

[@jake2927]

Learned a lot, this is some quality content.

[@PaulIsbell]

I know jack diddly squat about music theory but it's my dream to learn bluegrass. How do I begin to learn?

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Cool looking guitar!!!!

[@shnmclr]

Marcel, I would love to see a video like this on Jake Workman. I have been listening to him a lot and would love to see a habits of Jake Workman style video. Thanks for all the great content.

[@jasonlowry8703]

shnmclr I took lessons from Jake for a while. He heavily stresses down on downstroke and up on upstroke. No exceptions.

[@ElmoRitter]

the crosspicking goes up then down on the version ive heard. not always ascending

[@markmcmullan3351]

Watching Troy Gradys video shows Molly doing down up up I think .

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Dude, beautiful guitar. What is the brand and model?

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[@vincentlussier8264]

You can try and figure out Molly's playing all you want, but when you see her on video and watch her lightening hand strumming and riffing all at the same time while singing you know that there's quite a space between her and most players. Face it man, Molly Tuttle although relatively new on the scene has arrived for sure and you have a major star on your hands!

[@Tasmanaut]

the trick is she doesn't actually cross pick, she just strums while emphasising a note.

[@baileystutzman6096]

So, in a lot of the old time mountain dulcimer and claw-hammer banjo music you get lot of chord extensions... There's quite a but of unusual musical harmonies and chord progressions in bluegrass, largely because it comes from such modal mountain music traditions...

[@Tasmanaut]

the trick is she doesn't actually cross pick, she just strums while emphasising a note.

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Fifth thing you should steal from Molly Tittle... her heart. If you're very lucky, haha!

[@artiene87]

7:57

[@williamlosbrazos3877]

"You can use the chords without knowing the name of them". That is at the same time my hope and my frustration.

[@kbarguitar]

FYI, Doc pretty much always played DUDUDU whether he was crosspicking or not.

[@agalligani]

Funny. I'm the opposite of this dude. I alternate on descending and up up down on ascending. No reason I just fell into that pattern. I can't do down down up on descending quite fast enough. I've tried. Oh how I have tried.

[@symphonyfarm2009]

Grass guitarist Get off the 2 and 4 or be guilty of stepping all over your mandolin players chops! Hit that 1 and 3 to emphasize locking with the Bass.

[@flyingstratosurfer6285]

Hm... I might feel tempted to steal her beautiful guitars...

[@jphilklaw]

Thanks Marcel! What kind of capo are you using here?

[@jphilklaw]

Very cool, thanks for responding. You're a beauty.