This lesson is intended for players that have already learned most of their open position chords but have not yet tried plucking strings using multiple fingers. I will guide you through exercises that will introduce the most fundamental rhythms and fretboard moves of old time picking. Then, we'll work our way through a series of tunes of increasing difficulty, taken from the repertoire of the greatest old-time pickers: Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, Sam Chatmon, Etta Baker and Sam McGee.

Bonus audio tracks are included of the original recordings. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and then played slowly on a split screen allowing you to see in detail what is being played by each hand. A tab/music booklet of all the arrangements is included as a PDF file on the DVD. Also included is a folder with the tab/music in TablEdit format.

Titles include: You've Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley, Chatmon Family Rag, Rock House Joe, Farther Along, Lonesome Road Blues, Carolina Breakdown, New Year's Eve and Buck Dancer's Choice

90 minutes • Level 1/2 • Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD