How To Play Tony Rice's Blue Ridge Cabin Home - Advanced Bluegrass Guitar Lesson

Oof, the last note of the second line (measure 9) should be 6th fret on the G string not 5th fret. Forgive me bluegrass overlords, I noticed when the video was already done!
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[@srhht97]

Three years later and this video is still king. Love this, Marcel. You the man.

[@johnnymcgeemusic]

I feel like I've been waiting 15 years for these kinds of lessons! It's so great to have someone that can just deconstruct what's going on for an audience that has a pretty firm grasp of music already and doesn't want to be clicking through 15 minutes of what a scale is or 5 minutes of how to strum a simple chord.

[@TheHallsofMusic]

I love the historical context that you gave. Having context like that really does help with the experience of learning

[@MAP448]

Btw ty so much for transcribing some of Tony's work. Its the only way someone like me could ever even dream of trying to learn some of his breaks.

[@gregsanders7064]

I second that, that's an awesome Talent!!

[@peterritchie2990]

Once again our boy Marcel rises to the occasion. Many thanks from BC Canada.

[@als1023]

Bout time,,,, me too.

[@alan4sure]

And Alberta Canada...

[@jkhudg8440]

Wow! I've been listening to and playing a semblance of T.R. guitar breaks since the 70's when he and I were in our 20's. I have never seen someone put together the theory of his playing like you have. What is your background in music? You definitely have some heavy duty formal training. I would love to have your grasp of the fretboard. I have been a mediocre player all my life because of little or no specific training in music theory. I thoroughly enjoyed your lesson here and think that even though I'm 64 now I could learn this. Please post more of Tony's style. My bucket list has always been to go back and hone up my ability to play the guitar with ease that Tony does. You certainly have mastered it. Thanks again.

[@jewelfewel]

Been flirting with bluegrass for years, it’s about damn time I learn this break. Thanks Marcel, you got a new subscriber

[@allenronaldson4381]

I signed up for an 8 week ensemble class at the The Old Town School, and the first tune they gave us to learn is this one. When it came time for my break, it was a total abortion. When I got home, I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was a really solid solo tute on your channel, and better yet, a nice history lesson on TR and the arrangement that he did with The BAB. Great stuff, and hopefully I can get the solo down by next Monday.

[@alan4sure]

Got it yet?

[@mikeyathome]

oof, one more little change! the second to last note is not a quarter note on the 2nd fret of the 4 forth string but two eight notes of a 2nd fret followed by a pullout to the open string before the last note on the open 3rd string. thanks for all your posts, awesome job and I love the breakdown as well.

[@JohnnysCoolStuff]

Tony's style back then had a lot in common with 70's rock lead guitar, lots of minor pentatonic scales. He brilliantly brought it to Bluegrass and kicked off a whole new era for the genre.

[@ejtonefan]

Tony brought jazz to bluegrass.

[@danielbaron2358]

This video struck a chord with me. I owe you Marcel.

[@Cliffolaus]

Hey Marcel! Another fantastic lesson! In every way! Thaynk Yuh Vair Mutsh!

[@175epi]

Just found this channel, and subscribed right away. I've checked out many, but not all. of your videos, and have browsed around your website as well . . . great stuff! As someone who knows a bunch of licks and solos, but struggles with improvisation, I'd look forward to any insight you would be willing to share on that topic. Whether you choose to do that or not, I'm glad I found your channel -- many thanks!

[@dannysmithmusic]

Finally getting to the point that I can do this lesson. :)

[@alan4sure]

My problem is I start learning, but find it's easier to substitue something similar in places that my hand can do without me actually having to think. It sounds fine so then I leave it at that and so far nobody has complained.

[@glen7695]

An outstanding presentation!

[@bullionsean456]

Tony the goat

[@markbyrum4743]

Nice lesson. Need to put down my Mastertone and get out my own D-35 and work on that.

[@sambsialia]

You the best Marcel.

[@frankcline66]

Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rkjelsrud]

Simply grand. Thank you from Horsefly Lake, B.C.

[@MrJack5542]

Hello Marcel, great explanation. learning to improvise is like learning to talk, you don't just show us chords and notes, you give the language, or languages, you teach us to talk. Who does that except you ? As for Doc, I wouldn't put him in the same generation as Tony. Doc was born in 23, before Sheffler, your first generation. And Tony learnt a lot from the doc's records that his father gave him, according to Still Inside (I don't mean Stephen Still inside, ... joke).

[@kirkmiller1446]

Excellent explanation!! And free?? Well done. Kirk

[@ICeetOm]

Absolutely love your channel! I try to push my guitar skill and this is saving soo much time. As a former music teacher I love how you break stuff down and give such a structured lesson, always with a smile! :) I noticed in the transcription in the end of bar 14 it says slide from b flat to b, but you slide (down) from b to b flat. Wouldn't those notes be c sharp to c anyways?

[@archiepateman6184]

Your lessons are SO GOOD. Thank you!!

[@davidlaskiewicz4963]

Thank you for these lessons. You do a great job and I will take your Skype lessons in near future

[@buckjones1299]

Great job man

[@kennethharris2215]

New Martin? Same mastery. Sublimely useful lesson.

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

This is a '68 D-35, borrowing it from a friend! I've been played before in a video, and definitely played it on Jazz and Grass!

[@skaggst]

Great lesson Marcel thanks for breaking it down!!!

[@charliejacobs6125]

The only other guy on the internet with a omc aura

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Sorry... DC Aura. Keep looking, you'll find your soulmate.

[@allenronaldson4381]

gotta revisit this goodness maestro!

[@learnguitarwithandy]

Great job on the transcription!

[@fritzmaurer3679]

Great explanation. Thank you.

[@ZahirSardar]

Extremely helpful, thank you

[@symphonyfarm2009]

OK Marcel! I have been free loading!! Hitting the sub button!

[@allenronaldson4381]

Yes sir

[@JordanRiehm]

ummm, this is awesome. The history is so cool

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Thanks man! Check out the Old Home Place video I did too. That history is real wild.

[@owainwoodmancarr3483]

Hey marcel great video. Can you do a lesson on Tony’s break on Big Spike hammer? Thanks. 🙏

[@symphonyfarm2009]

OR Your Love is Like a Flower - Bluegrass Album Band Flatt and Scruggs. - Its got "THAT" Tony Rice Lick but then some stuff I can't wrap my brain around!

[@dturnerjr64]

So, I am new to improvising, so if you are sitting at a jam and they play a song you know, do you improvise or do you play the lead you know. Oh, by the way, you have some great videos.

[@gerrytenney8603]

I'm curious as to why you did not mention Don Reno, whom I sure you know was a great flatpicker. Earl Scruggs did guitar solos as well.

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

I've had requests to do some Don Reno stuff and I may well in the future! Earl Scruggs guitar work was so banjo influenced I might not be the guy. Thanks for the comment!

[@agalligani]

OMG also.... thanks for that explanation of the band name.... HAH! I never got how "The Bluegrass Album Band" came about as a band name. Hilarious.

[@williamburroughs2273]

Hey Marcel how is it that you are able to sit with the guitar at that angle without holding it up? Are you using one of those leg-mounted holders that classical guitarists use?

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Sometimes I just prop it up on my leg! I guess it's something I got used to during Skype lessons, trying to get the damn guitar in frame! Haha. Most folks that hold the guitar like that play sitting down with a strap. Easy solution!

[@windriver7]

What is the BPM of the recorded version?

[@guysaul6212]

Great de-constuct,

[@joshuatate5671]

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[@gregsanders7064]

What microphone is that?

[@bs8178]

Great video...but 1 dislike? I guess there's one in every crowd.

[@alan4sure]

Almost any video has dislikes, usually a ratio of 1-3% of the likes, not sure why but it just does... 1-3% of viewers are aholes...?

[@JohnDuncanfiddler]

I think the first generation flat pickers were probably Bill Napier, George Shuffler and Don Reno.

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Good list! And I hope you recognize some of the exaggeration in the video. Tony Rice didn't invent the guitar and I'm at least semi-aware of that. It's funny trying map out early flatpicking. It just has such a shorter development time than every other instrument, so first generation almost means something different for bluegrass guitar. This is just from memory so excuse any inconsistencies but George Shuffler didn't start crosspicking until the Stanley Brothers were often touring as a trio in the 1960s, right? I'm not sure there is any Don Reno records before the mid 60's? And Bill Napier also got his break with the Stanley Brothers where he played a lot of mandolin around 1960. Once again, someone should Google that! But it's always surprising to me that all of that guitar work is being cut 15-20 years after bluegrass started. I guess it all depends on where you draw the line for first generation ending.

[@claudeirby1561]

looks like i found a new one. half speed only....maybe quarter/???? so there's patterns to follow rather than memorizing notes..... ah ha! s study in scale use.

[@CCaraway]

Why go two days without posting a Tony Rice.... Skip forward to the 3rd song on side one and do Molly and Tenbrooks next.

[@LessonsWithMarcel]

Now that's an idea. Let's do the whole album.

[@agalligani]

Nice. But it doesn't seem particularly Tony Ricey to me. Am I wrong?

[@markbyrum4743]

Well, he played it like Tony played it, note for note.

[@DylanBrooksMusic740]

Wtf

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