Product Details

• Actors: Steve Kaufman
• Directors: Happy Traum
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Homespun Tapes
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2004
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000297NM2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,010 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Here’s your chance to learn the basics of bluegrass back-up guitar! Steve Kaufman teaches you how to play solid rhythm, from playing behind the simplest two-chord song to the complex chord progressions needed to accompany Texas-style fiddle tunes.

Steve starts with the fundamentals, showing you how to hold the pick, get good tone, and play the basic bass/chord rhythm patterns solidly and accurately. Then he moves on to important embellishments, such as adding bass walks, playing the famous Lester Flatt "G run," altering your chord shapes to add moving bass lines within a song and other essential techniques. Steve also provides valuable insiders' tips, such as "how to keep up when the going gets fast," and developing "muscle memory" for more accurate chord work.

This lesson in back-up rhythm guitar is illustrated with some classic bluegrass tunes. Playing along with Steve will give you the practice you'll need to use these techniques in other bluegrass songs. You'll soon be playing solid back-ups in jam sessions or any picking situation!

Songs: "Wabash Cannonball," "Blackberry Blossom," "Sally Goodin."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginning Bluegrass Video, January 13, 2005

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Navy Blue "Navy Blue" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (DVD)

The video has good camera work and good sound. The songs covered are basic but it is a beginning video. Steve is a good instructor. The printed materials that come with the video (stuffed in DVD case) are somewhat weak. I had to expand them on a copier so I could read them. The actual notation is just fine. I would recommend this video to a friend.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, March 19, 2008

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M.S "MS" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (DVD)

This is everything a bluegrass guitar lesson aught to be. The pace is good, the explanations are clear and easy to follow, and there is a good amount of material covered.

If you are new to guitar or just new to bluegrass and want to get the basics, this is a great place to start. If you are experienced bluegrass picker, it may be a little too basic. It does start off with tuning and basic chords, but progresses quickly to walking base and various lead-ins and transitions.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intro to Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, February 8, 2008

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Mary Harrison (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar (DVD)

This DVD is a good introduction to basic Bluegrass rhythm guitar. I do wish it was longer.