Bryan Sutton Teaches Beaumont Rag

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This extraordinary DVD lesson is filled with spectacular picking, detailed instruction and invaluable advice for aspiring bluegrass guitarists at all levels. Bryan Sutton thoughtfully and methodically lays out his "tricks of the trade" to help you play any tune and improve your flatpicking speed, power, timing and musicianship.Bryan addresses many of the problems that he sees in aspiring pickers, and passes along tips on how to keep your picking hand and arm tension-free and your fretting hand supple and quick. He provides drills and exercises, teaching an arsenal of licks, bends, double stops, slides and other devices that will help you build powerful and memorable solos.In a special section on rhythm playing, Bryan plays backup to Cody Kilby's lead solos and shows how, by varying his chords and bass runs, he builds a groove and enhances the tune. He breaks down, in detail, famous bluegrass jam session tunes - Daley's Reel, Texas Gales, Wild Bill Jones and Beaumont Rag - each of which shows a different aspect of the flatpick experience."Once your technique and fundamentals are down you can just play and let the ideas take over." - BryanMagazine Review:"In my opinion this is one of the best instructional DVDs for flatpickers because its aim is not to teach you to play note-for-note solos, but to show you how Bryan thinks and how he has learned to execute the techniques that got him to where he is today. Highly recommended! " - Flatpicking Guitar Magazine"If you are serious about moving up to the next level with your flatpicking, this video delivers the tools you need to make that leap." - Vintage Guitar"The Bluegrass community will be the better for watching this DVD. This is not just a "put your fingers here" kind of lesson. It's a nearly two-hour intelligent and thoughtful discussion and demonstration by a master guitar player on the mysteries of the guitar. There's no ego that steps in to distract the student and Bryan seems genuinely humble in discussing his style and that of others. He almost makes it seem like anyone could do what he does with the right approach and dedication.Bryan takes the student through pitfalls and problems to techniques that will help your playing be tension-free. His emphasis is on relaxed playing that will improve tone. But he doesn't just say, "Play with a lot of tone." He shows you how to get there through exercises and techniques.Another Ricky Skaggs' band alumnus, Cody Kilby, provides rhythm guitar throughout, and as usual with Homespun videos, the production is of high quality with wonderful sound, and includes a helpful booklet with tablature of the tunes and exercises. For any aspiring guitar player, this is an essential DVD to own and refer back to again and again. Highest recommendation for players of any level." - Bluegrass Unlimited
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[@stevetomich8210]

I actually love Bryan's teaching style. It's difficult to appreciate how comprehensive it is from this one passage. The entire video is over an hour long and in it Bryan discusses technique, tone, stylistic approach, using melody as motif for soloing, etc. He acknowledges that chops take time, but they're meaningless without feel. He talks about finding your voice (tone) by just playing one note and only speeding up only when you can maintain the same sound at a faster tempo. He's heavily influenced by Dan Crary, but plays nothing like Dan technically or tonally. This really proves Bryan's main point throughout the video: find your voice and develop it gradually. You will appreciate the results regardless of whether it sounds like anyone else.

[@monsterzero1965]

Thank you for that in depth analysis.

[@SurfGreenStrato]

"here it is one more time" Ohhh.. now I get it.... lol.

[@homespuntapes]

Just remember, you have to learn play something slow, and in time before playing it fast. Stick with it measure by measure and you will get it over time. Thanks for watching these video clips.

[@BF...]

In order to learn to play it slow first, you have to teach it slow. If your guitar lesson was a French lesson, this is what it would look like... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnbGpomIZ9t7ra8&ab_channel=recneps77

[@liftsbytg]

@@BF... this lesson in indeed garbage. He just gave some tips and then played the song at full speed.

[@travis8947]

You should release the entire series if you’re going to give us that reminder

[@5519scotty]

great player...he plays the melody not like the authentic melody, but instead goes subconcious like a good player, and lets his improvised melody evoke the listener to hear the authentic melody....thats the mark of an artist..hats off to you

[@inatightspot]

It always surprises me how fluidly he plays 1:08. Amazing.

[@ronaldletourneau9074]

All I learned from this is you can play really fast and good.

[@digitalsketchguy]

Tip. Under video, click on settings cogwheel icon & change playback speed to 0.5 or 0.25 if you're really crap. Bryan might sound pretty drunk, but much easier to see what he's doing. End of Tip.

[@spiercevaughn]

I learned this tune from this video 5 or 6 years ago doing exactly that. It helps a lot! I practiced the cross picking on it for several hours a day for a while !

[@generalpatzer6893]

Gosh how does he remember all that?? Amazing!

[@amateurschallenge]

I learned all the material from the dvd. Great stuff.

[@guibox3]

Bryan Sutton is the sickest guitar player since Tony Rice. If anybody can't listen to him play Rawhide on Ricky Skagg's 'Bluegrass Rules!' and not want to swear, sell your guitar and join a monastery, you have no clue what an amazing guitar player sounds like.

[@Southernguitar74]

Really cool tune in C. Thanks for sharing. You're a great player!

[@OpenGlobeTV]

Marvellous - Thanks

[@douglasdunning6216]

Nothing like the purity of folk music from the southern United States.

[@newmex031]

Bourgeois - made by Dana Bourgeois in Lewiston, Maine

[@altadena57]

@goopy630 Pretty sure he's playing a Bourgeois, made by Dana Bourgeois in Maine. I think Bryan is pretty much a dedicated Bourgeois player, as he's mentioned on the Bourgeois website. I'm just getting turned on to Bourgeois guitars myself; love the tone.

[@EzyoMusic]

I was thinking just that!

[@MrLeejan]

Why do yo reach down for the E. When it is first string open?.

[@TuckerTheMandolinist]

Okay, but what is that song in the intro.

[@digitalsketchguy]

Did he hint this is a beginners piece? Those bluegrass players sure set the bar real high.

[@Teleman01]

The master there...

[@bigmrclean]

@altadena57 Yep....You are right! He's played those for a while now. I'd say he IS Bourgeois lol.

[@BrianTheVoice]

The tab I find is second fret capo. I can’t find the tab for this version?

[@user-dq6mn1ce6v]

I have tabs

[@gabrielbingham605]

Ok what was the opening song though!!?

[@cremebrulee6667]

Wow

[@schub542]

one word WOW!!!!!!!!!1111

[@vcp430]

@HDSM25 Bryan tune, "Decision At Glady Fork".

[@adamschmalenberger]

makes it look easy

[@harrylook7810]

wow. awesome. what's the guitar, I wonder?

[@Sunburst64]

"Subconcious"? I didn't see that listed in any of my music lessons or books anywhere. Hmm

[@danielpinto6165]

Eres profesional ✋👨‍👨‍👧

[@SooperKewl]

@ggdshack it looks like it's probably Koa, but i could be wrong.

[@shayneb]

Decision at Glady Fork.

[@monsterzero1965]

Its amazing to watch a great player tell you what NOT to do then see another great player doing EXACTLY what the other great player told you NOT to do. Speaking of melody David Griers arrangements sound NOTHING like the song--If the video weren't titled I would think he was making up a new song as he went along

[@Halliday7895]

i hope that comment about flashy riffs wasn't a jab aimed at TONY RICE ! haha jk nice vid!

[@GreatMooglyGoogly]

I'm supposed to LEARN that??

[@robertjohnson1681]

yaaaaa, could you do that about 200 more times much slower please?

[@snakestrecher]

2:55 / 4:31

[@user-cd9oh1do9k]

0:50

[@rastamaniakTHC]

The guy is like "mistake? what's that?"

[@ct4883]

Someone should do a scientific study on the relationship between testosterone and tempo in bluegrass music.

[@jcsmith9518]

All this really is, is an ad to buy the lesson. We know BS can pick guitar. Was hoping for some practicle finger patterns.

[@johnsee7269]

I'm a bit late as usual; lol. Anybody notice that what he's playing is not the Beaumont Rag? Great performer, just playing something similar; maby... 10 or 12 years late; oops.

[@wankatronic]

no secret why they were calling this guy "the Intimidator" since he was 17. jeez!

[@drdent7]

Sure break it down Bryan, I now feel like breaking my guitar.

[@willpable5575]

Yung Sut

[@robby0609]

Lays down guitar and quietly leaves the room

[@shawnlove2603]

Too much do this do that don't forget this do that do this play all of this do that

[@SwitzerlandStudios]

it's just not fair.

[@Sunburst64]

Hey Fanofchet and Robby, don't give up fella's, Bryan didn't always sound that good either. Hang in there.

[@sunnyray7819]

A beginner isn't going to get much from this.. Not a beginner video at all.. Maybe beginning your 2nd decade of playing..

[@hammill444]

Good grief! I give up. Some people are just naturally gifted I guess. Back to 3 chord garage I suppose.

[@groovytunes420]

great player...terrible teacher. slow it down a bit more Brian

[@shreddykrueger3776]

Something for beginners...... If you played this at an open mic you would get so much stank face from the other artists.

[@Grindstaff09]

Please elaborate

[@shreddykrueger3776]

@@Grindstaff09 stank face is a look of disgust because you are playing so good. The look of envy. The fact he says it's for beginners is funny. Most people who have an acoustic probably can't even play that song

[@castinajig]

smashed mine...why bother.

[@musicprodave]

This guy is a monster guitar player...wow... great...but...you can't teach like that. Very bad teacher at least in this vid. Love to watch him play though.

[@liftsbytg]

Yeah this doesn’t help at all

[@unstoppablezone4980]

Useless

[@thestillsons]

I do agree with musicprodave, I found him to contradict himself, all very well saying he likes a clear melody then when he plays the melody he changes it every time, great player, bad teacher