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All FIDDLIN' MIKE lessons include a short preview video that can be viewed for free. Only Gold members and Free Trial participants can access the full lesson and sheet music. Want to see what lessons are like before you take the leap? We have a full lesson for each instrument available totally free in our Free Videos Library.  Each of our lessons can also be purchased for $5 in the store.

Brushy Run | GDGD Tuning | 15:41

By |December 8th, 2012|Categories: Appalachian Old-Time - Fiddle, Beginner, Fiddle, Fiddle Lessons, Free Lessons, Intermediate|

Brushy Run is a great intermediate to advanced GDGD crosstuned old-timey fiddle tune with 2 parts. I learned this one from the playing of Katie Henderson and her "New Tune a Day" video blog [...]

Salt Creek | Mandolin | 11:57

By |November 3rd, 2012|Categories: Bluegrass - Mando, Free Lessons, Intermediate, Mandolin, Mandolin Lessons|

Salt Creek is another jam standard, so practice this one with a metronome until you can play it at blistering bluegrass speed. It's in the key of A, has two sections, and is good [...]

Chords | D Major Chord | 4:44

By |October 8th, 2012|Categories: Basics and Technique - Guitar, Beginner, Free Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Rhythm - Guitar|

More major chords! We continue our major chord videos with the D Major chord. Here in this video is everything you ever wanted to know about the E major chord on the guitar. Note: [...]

Nail That Catfish to the Tree | 21:40

By |September 23rd, 2012|Categories: Appalachian Old-Time - Fiddle, Bluegrass - Fiddle, Fiddle, Fiddle Lessons, Free Lessons, Intermediate|

This tune has more than just an odd name, it sounds pretty cool too. It was composed by Steve Rosen in the old-timey style. Although the melody sounds simple, it's got a lot of [...]

Forked Deer | Mandolin – A Lick #3 | 4:25

By |September 21st, 2012|Categories: Bluegrass - Mando, Free Lessons, Intermediate, Licks and Improv Tricks - Mando, Mandolin, Mandolin Lessons|

Here's one of the many cool licks from the advanced "Forked Deer" lesson. This lick is in A. As a Gold Member, you can watch and stream our entire library of lessons! Play [...]

Lost Indian | Tony Rice Version – C Lick #1 | 3:24

By |May 8th, 2012|Categories: Advanced, Bluegrass - Guitar, Free Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Licks and Improv Tricks - Guitar|

Here's our first cool C-lick played by Tony Rice from the "Lost Indian - Tony Rice Version" lesson. The position work and phrasing is similar to the two F licks from this lesson, except [...]

Lost Indian | Tony Rice Version – F Lick #1 | 7:21

By |May 8th, 2012|Categories: Advanced, Bluegrass - Guitar, Free Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Licks and Improv Tricks - Guitar|

Here's our first cool F-lick played by Tony Rice from the "Lost Indian - Tony Rice Version" lesson. It's a great open sounding lick played high on the neck, and you can use as [...]

There’s More Pretty Girls Than One | Tony Rice Solo | 25:12

By |February 14th, 2012|Categories: Advanced, Bluegrass - Guitar, Free Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Licks and Improv Tricks - Guitar|

For this week's lesson I transcribed Tony Rice's solo on "There's More Pretty Girls Than One" off of the 1980 album, Skaggs & Rice. That is one of my favorite bluegrass albums, as it [...]

Cripple Creek | Basic Melody Fiddle| 10:39

By |July 13th, 2011|Categories: Appalachian Old-Time - Fiddle, Beginner, Bluegrass - Fiddle, Fiddle, Fiddle Lessons, Texas Style - Fiddle|

Cripple Creek is played by grassers, Texas style fiddlers, old-timey fiddlers, and just about everybody in between.  In this lesson I teach you the basic melody, and later on I’m going to post a [...]