• Rhythm: Up-tempo bluegrass rhythms follow 16th note strum patterns. Count ‘1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a’ to keep time while strumming along with down- and upstrokes. • Scales: Guitar solos are ...

Guitar skills: Crossing over with country, bluegrass is a style of American roots music. Alongside acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo and fiddle are commonly used. • Rhythm: Up-tempo bluegrass rhythms ...

Billy Strings’ guitar mentor, Robb Cappelletto, has reflected on what it was like to teach a bluegrass virtuoso whose reputation more than preceded him. Unlike Steve Vai, who famously appeared on Joe ...