Billy Strings crushes it at the Grand Ole Opry.

#shorts #bluegrass #bluegrassguitar #flatpicking #billystrings
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[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Get the tab here: lessonswithmarcel.com/product/dust-in-a-baggie-billy-strings-grand-ole-opry/

[@Tandymandan]

Ain't nobody using these tabs hahah

[@rexchiquine6049]

speed metal country,,,

[@yacobz]

Yeah bruh thanks but I'm good 😂

[@mcmurray360]

This is precision, consistency, and being absolutely fucking locked in. What a master.

[@robokaos69]

Acoustic bluegrass type 'shredders' will always be on a whole different level to me. It's so god damned clean.

[@ReadingtheBibleforever]

It’s so much hard to go fast on acoustic too especially on heavier strings because you have to press down harder

[@austyndrums1993]

All metal guitarists need to learn this stuff in my opinion. Well actually all guitarists should learn as many different styles and techniques as possible in my opinion. Why else play if not to perfect? Any how ive been trying my hand at this. The picking is another level. See flat picking.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

​@@austyndrums1993 to loosely paraphrase Tony Rice, acoustic guitar technique is miles away from electric technique because volume is a skill with acoustic instruments. I don't think this would be super helpful learning material for electric players because it doesn't translate 1:1. For electric you play fast and clean by picking very lightly and with acoustic instruments you have to pick with some weight. I suspect this is why a lot of telecaster players and country guitarists in general sound plunky, because theyre using acoustic technique on electric instruments. They're arent many players i can think of who translate this well. I guess, jake workman, jake eddy, and andy wood? Though andy wood and billy strings have spent considerable parts of their careers building technique on electric guitars so i dont know if their technique is the same on both types. I think this subject would probably make an interesting in depth interview.

[@kidrej3ct83]

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearerwhile what you said is true you gotta remember that metal stems from flat picking and blue grass

[@jacstocker6479]

Kids should learn what awesome really means

[@johnreininger7047]

It's like he is sitting back and watching his fingers go to town

[@ashduwitt9899]

I bet he pretty much is. The amount of practice this man must have put in to get to this level is mind boggling

[@karkkimarkkinat2109]

Cringe comment

[@Pot_o_Tee]

​@@karkkimarkkinat2109 why?? Thinking about Wer them fingers should be mate 😂😂

[@Banzo_]

There's an interview of him saying he had an experience exactly like that when he tried meth. He said his fingers wouldn't stop for like two days straight or something in one sitting.

[@howiedick6857]

He totally looks like a meth head.. lol​@@Banzo_

[@anthonybick9264]

Hearing him play is one thing. Then he starts singing and it's straight out of a movie. Anyone listening knows it's just different. As soon as you hear it. Very special. Not of this Earth

[@regenerative1173]

What? His singing voice is about as plain and cliche as it gets 😅😅😅😅😅

[@AM-oj5xl]

Lots of and lots of practice. The difference between him and other people who play guitar is he just wants to do that for hours and hours. There really is no secret.

[@gnarzan8943]

My. Fuckin. Man. This man is a prodigy. I was not expecting to see this on a KZbin short.

[@cardad2220]

OG billy fans ain’t seeing nothing new! Dude has been the goat for a while

[@chachi9126]

real authentic music

[@ryangoodrich4148]

Yup no different than any of his solos! Dudes a shredda

[@DanGross_MusicJournalism]

What I love most about this solo is that it was perfect for the moment.

[@zachwaller933]

Now transcribe his facial expressions! They're as hard to copy as his playing

[@Ksaxkradio]

Ya just need to feel the music the way he does

[@TheDebo1203]

It’s probably from whatever left the dust in that baggy

[@scottsmith4145]

Lol,, he has a facial expression for each and every lick he plays

[@thebluestig2654]

That's called "Stankface". Every guitar or Bass player gets it when they're in the groove.

[@scottsmith4145]

@@thebluestig2654 lmao,,, ok. Im a guitar player and too but I dont make faces like that,, but maybe ive never really been in the zone

[@oldsoul9541]

flat picked the fuck out of that out of that !!!! love it

[@chuckthebull]

I'm so jealous of his talent seemingly endless stream of wow.

[@N8LP216]

Billy is such a whole-ass experience. Doesn't miss.

[@torigibson1257]

my dad 88yrs old and asked if we heard of Billy strings!!! hell yeahhhhhhhhhhh! this guys totally talented so keep on playing we all love ur music, from Eau Claire Wi

[@darrellhumphrey9190]

BEST guitar face Ever!!😂✌🍀

[@laluazhar8760]

speechless.... Billy String amazing

[@sparrowwren8673]

why isn't this guy more famous? He totally rocks.

[@ryanmanes8985]

Hot DAMN that was incredible.

[@Thesilentduck666]

This guy is beyond talented. Amazing.

[@CliffHuxtableSweater]

He snapped😂😂😂🔥👌🏾

[@SC9750-r3w]

So who else had to listen to this 6 times just to take it all in? Mercy what a phenomenal guitar player.

[@alloftheabove1591]

He almost looked like he impressed himself, that’s what you call, being able to perform under pressure. Love it!!!!

[@charliemoss6379]

I love the fact that you transcribed it but I'll never be able to play it LOL. This dude is so good

[@businessofrhythm2315]

It's so fucking amazing, he can get a religious experience and then pull out of of to preach. From musician to musician, this shit is special, no matter who's doing it. The way I see it, he just physically shows the part that's tapping into the great above.

[@ibassnote]

Absolutely flying

[@theme542]

Thanks for the transcription! Lots of good stuff in here

[@louisagagnon]

Great Job there Guys, thanks for Sharing.

[@zachw4829]

Thank god for Billy Strings

[@goc9508]

A man put on earth to be playing the guitar, unbelievable talent

[@michaelsteding7720]

Billy showing why he's the man to the Opry folks. Love his playing. That place has seen so many of the very best. Hallowed grounds for sure.

[@Mattwest1985]

The guy definitely understood the assignment 🤌🏻

[@bonniebbooker7296]

He’s amazing

[@chrishaughey4524]

would loooooove for you to do a full lesson on this version, working my way through the other great one that you did now. thanks alot

[@Truckman1980]

Definitely one of the best of all time

[@therutherfordshow1611]

Outstanding!

[@OnePieceTractor]

Somebody finally worthy of the Opry stage

[@complexity5545]

I've been following this boy for a long time when he used to play with his dad and the other pro guys when he was a kid. He's learning alot of songs and licking on all of them them. I like the bass guy that was added (jazzy). All of the members were contest winners in musician stuff as children. They're all a beast on instruments.

[@supramby]

Just brilliant

[@YogsenForfoth]

Billy has such an amazing knowledge of bluegrass and old school country music. Young musicians like him make me excited to hear what the future holds.

[@jayekaye6703]

Billy crushes it everywhere

[@johndaugherty4127]

You go boy!

[@Holisticallyintune]

He is fucking fantastic

[@J7ct]

What a legend!

[@stephen2028]

Amazing, simply amazing

[@JV-df9em]

Billy is one in a million

[@davidsawyer1599]

I am grateful to no end for this music. Even more if that's possible that the youth have picked up the torch, so to speak and runnin' hard.

[@biswasronit]

Watch out for this boy, he's gonna crush it.

[@docsspot1953]

The sheer joy on their faces makes me want to learn bluegrass😊

[@eddiestorey9633]

Legendary ❤

[@AnecdotalAvery]

Most people will never understand how impressive this is

[@celestialsamurai2042]

Modern day SRV.. but the flatpicking version. Absolutely incredible.

[@chadd2d430]

My buddy showed me him a year ago by playing away from the mire and I’ve been amazed ever since

[@georgejungle2255]

How in the world can you remember all that and play it note for note time and time again. Genius!

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

He doesn't play it note for note. He improvises his breaks every time! Every bluegrass guitar player does that, except for especially iconic passages.

[@RegularGuyJake]

Billy has a special, special soul. God bless that man and his music

[@BAMA-1986]

Yep Super underrated artist

[@chrisnewy9548]

Brilliant 💚

[@RiskfulDandy]

Ima learn this now thank you for the transcript

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

Billy Strings: born 1992 in Lansing , Michigan, USA. He is a Grammy award winning guitarist. He specializes in bluegrass form guitar, he's also played alongside the remaining members of The Grateful Dead.

[@sharonpakosz3393]

And he has a huge heart ❤️ love you Billy Strings!!

[@DustinPlatt]

I could barely keep up with my eyes. If i tried to play this song my hands would be like *wtf are you trying to do* and my brain would be like *.....404......*

[@CarlSanford76]

HOT DAMN! That fella can play!

[@kimberlynlong8717]

I don't think they are going to have to worry about who's gonna fill their shoes! ❤❤❤

[@johnnyguinn7641]

Sings like Ted is Tritt and picks like an angel. Awesome!

[@thelilthings79]

He is soooooooooo fly!!!!

[@PeterRabbit53]

Had I been there, I woulda been on my feet and hooting halfway through that break!

[@micktepolt6276]

far out ! and right on !

[@poppyneese1811]

Talent!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@lyndawilliams4570]

That’s a musician y’all. It’s in him and comes out in his playing. Fantastic 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

[@christopherrobinson3290]

A masterful, rare talent! Wow!

[@AcousticShoppe]

He's so unbelievably talented.

[@blaineshower6426]

Absolutely sic!!

[@stomper2582]

The best there is in our time

[@thememeslinger7506]

This man plays a whole ass guitar like a banjo

[@SilentAttackTV]

Insane. Bravo

[@sandrapoe4567]

Absolutely amazing. Love this guy.

[@benjamin3290]

Hell of a lot easier to learn chord structures and progressions than decipher tabs. Most music like this is basically coloring outside the lines of an arpeggio

[@TomRaw-sd6xd]

you are talking about apples and oranges. if you are handy with chords, which one must be, tab is easy to learn although takes weeks or months of practice until you even remotely get it up to speed.

[@benjamin3290]

@@TomRaw-sd6xd Agree to disagree. Been reading music since 4 years old and am multi-instrumental. Cannot stand tabs just give me a key.

[@Robertlavigne1]

​@@benjamin3290 LOL so your argument is if you have been engrossed in music for the last 20+ years than its easy to play by ear? And so nobody should use tabs?? I think you might not be the target audience for tabs.....

[@TomRaw-sd6xd]

@@benjamin3290 Thanks mate. Am Australian, 77, been playing 5 string banjo [Deering] and and steel string guitar [Maton] since 16. Only had vinyl records to go on at first. Then the books started to come out [down under] with the tabs. I already knew the chords, but the tabs gave me a new life. Sorry I never learned music notation, but was a cop at 19 and too tired on time off to also learn notation. I regret it. And thanks for your reply.

[@tomflatter2445]

Bro channeled his inner jerry reed

[@lawrenceklein3524]

You win best comment for the evening!

[@truescotsman4103]

Jerry Reed is one of the best that ever will be!!

[@dickhedd8490]

Inner Garcia

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Thank you! Caught Mr. Reed opening for Mr. Clark and Mr. Atkins in the Summer of 72.

[@jacobfinney5642]

Little more like Glen Campbell but murdered it for sure 💪

[@possumwilliams2940]

I would have liked to see Billy and Glen Campbell pick together....if you get a chance to see and hear Billy and his Dad playing...by the way, that Thompson guitar sounds great!!!

[@davidstokes8538]

Glen Campbell was in a world of his own on the guitar.

[@eldred7738]

hundred milion Times love this song with his solo

[@Flat_Stanley]

Go on get it!

[@blaws6684]

Billy is the definition of a virtuoso in a category that’s never had one.

[@tomcoryell]

So you’ve never heard of Tony Rice? Brian Sutton? There are more, I just can’t think of their names right off the top of my head.

[@mongoarts]

Billy’s universal vocals and songwriting are many moons beyond those legends.

[@ryanmullins2103]

Billy Strings is a legend and will always be.

[@glennfegley9229]

Roy Clark is smiling right about now!😊

[@elgenacovington4753]

GET WITH IT STRINGS!!!!

[@leandrop.2999]

LEGEND

[@williammills8953]

I used to think Vince gill, and some other great guitar pickers was good. but, Billy strings is absolutely on another level of guitar picking. he has fire flying from his fingertips. just amazing

[@davidmoore6142]

This man has been playing Doc Watson since he was four years old. He kills the guitar and can sing any blue grass you request.

[@stevenevangelist5221]

Awesome picking.

[@lonvickers]

Well hell I think old Billy has always had his sights on being one of the best the high acclade is at his grasp

[@ronniecapitanelli3729]

🎼My Grass Is Blue 🎻🪕

[@metrocustomer2617]

❤. You go son ride this train home 🎉

[@nicktrageser5662]

Saving this

[@markgonzales8302]

Smokin flat top🔥

[@robonbass6864]

God I'd love to play like that. 34 years of playing and I ain't half there yet

[@jillthompson1248]

You know you are the shit when you get to the grand old opry stage

[@jackiebuchanan6733]

Awesome

[@MourningNihilist]

Lord god strings of fire!😍

[@danielaussey9724]

Sounds great!

[@MarkBreeden-uo6dm]

YES !

[@grantearlson6358]

52 years of loving music .. BS to me is the most pure guitar player i have ever seen .. War Pigs .. i mean dayum son ..

[@markblaine8104]

Wow! Killin' it man!

[@pietstaple6165]

briliant🎉