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Freeborn Man - Intermediate and Advanced - Two Arrangements
Ryan Kimm5 videosAdded October 14, 2025This lesson is for the Bluegrass tune ‘Freeborn Man’ in the key of A. We’ll be working out of ‘G Position’ and learning two arrangements. Both of them will sit in the intermediate to advanced level. The first time through is a great approach for playing the melody, but doing it tastefully in Bluegrass style. The second time through is more of an ‘improvised solo’ filled with classic Bluegrass licks and phrases, along with that ‘mean-sounding’ guitar you might hear in this song. It certainly has a hint of Tony Rice flavor. Go ahead and give it a listen below.
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– Over 40 Minutes of up-close video
– 4 Speeds Practice Tracks at 140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
– Broken up into five separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walk Through Clip of each arrangementSoundsliced Advanced Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Freight Train - Beginner and Intermediate Fingerstyle Arrangements
Ryan Kimm5 videosAdded August 21, 2025This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– Over 20 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 5 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Needin' Time - Version 2 - Advanced Beginner
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded August 12, 2025This is an ‘advanced beginner’ arrangement for the classic gospel tune ‘Needin’ Time’ in the key of D. Ted will be teaching this arrangement from his Fingerstyle book, ‘Fingerpicking The Guitar.’ This arrangement builds off of the first version Ted taught at the site. You can find the ‘Version 1’ lesson in the ‘Free Beginner Fingerstyle Course’ directly here.
For now, we’ll look at adding synocapotion to help spice up this classic melody. Have a listen below! 🙂
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$10.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Dropped D Exercise #4 - Introducing Combos
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded August 12, 2025Here is another Beginner Fingerstyle lesson from Ted Parrish, which introduces ‘combos’ of playing melody on and off the beat. This exercise is a continuation of a series of lessons from his ebook ‘Fingerpicking The Guitar.’ Once you can grasp how to feel syncopation inside your fingerstyle playing, melodies will begin to get much more expressive and fun! Go ahead and give it a listen below. 🙂
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Jimmie Brown The Newsboy - Two Arrangements
Ryan Kimm4 videosAdded August 6, 2025This lesson is for the tune “Jimmie Brown the Newsboy’ and we’ll be working out of C position. I’ve created two arrangements for this tune. The first time through is Norman Blake-inspired and plays the melody straight-ahead. The second time through starts to get into flatpicking elements and moves into a higher octave.
This lesson includes:
- PDF Tabs and Notation
- 30 Minutes of up-close video
- 2 Practice Tracks at 140 and 160 BPM (With and without lead)
- Broken up into 4 separate videos so you can move around easier
- Slow Walkthrough Clip of each Arrangement
Soundsliced Beginner Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Dropped D Exercise #3 - Introducing Syncopation
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded August 4, 2025Here is another Beginner Fingerstyle lesson from Ted Parrish, which introduces syncopation to a simple melody and chord progression. This exercise is a continuation of a series of lessons from his ebook ‘Fingerpicking The Guitar.’ Once you can grasp how to feel syncopation inside your fingerstyle playing, melodies will begin to get much more expressive and fun! Go ahead and give it a listen below. 🙂
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Bury Me Beneath The Willow - Beginner Fingerstyle
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded July 23, 2025This is a Beginner Fingerstyle arrangement for the tune ‘Bury Me Beneath The Willow’ in the key of D. We’ll be working out of ‘dropped D’ tuning and learning a straight-ahead melody
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Little Girl of Mine In Tennessee - Solos for Verse and Chorus - Intermediate
Ryan Kimm3 videosAdded July 14, 2025This lesson is for the classic Bluegrass tune ‘Little Girl of Mine in Tennessee’ in the key of G. We’ll be learning an intermediate solo for both the verse and chorus. This will involve common flatpicking, cross-picking, and carter-style elements. Go ahead and give it a listen below!
This lesson includes:
- PDF Tabs and Notation
- 30 Minutes of up-close video
- 3 Practice Tracks at 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
- Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around easier
- Slow Walkthrough Clip
Soundsliced Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Red River Valley - Beginner Fingerstyle Lesson
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded July 9, 2025This is a beginner fingerstyle guitar lesson for the folk and country tune ‘Red River Valley’ in the key of D. We’ll be working with the ‘dropped D’ tuning and learning a straight-ahead arrangement. This will be great for anyone just starting to learn Fingerstyle. 🙂
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
When The Saints Go Marching In - Beginner Fingerstyle
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded June 30, 2025This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
At The Cross - Beginner Fingerstyle
Ted Parrish3 videosAdded June 26, 2025This lesson is a Beginner Fingerstyle arrangement for the Gospel tune ‘At The Cross.’ We’ll be working out of D position and using ‘Dropped D’ tuning. This lesson will be taught by MWR’s fingerstyle teacher, Ted Parrish. This is a basic and straight-ahead arrangement that will be great for those of you just starting out on Fingerstyle guitar.
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of ArrangementSoundsliced Beginner$8.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
10 Licks in G - Moving Around the Fretboard - Free Lesson!
Ryan Kimm2 videosAdded June 25, 2025In this lesson, we’ll explore 10 licks you can use to move up and down the fretboard in the key of G. Each lick is one measure long, makes use of the G Major Pentatonic scale, and uses the flatted third to give it a slight Bluesy feel.
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation for all licks
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 2 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of the licks!
– Access to Soundslice!Soundsliced IntermediateFreeGet Lesson -
10 Licks in 'C Position' #3 - Free Lesson
Ryan Kimm2 videosAdded June 6, 2025This lesson features ’10 Licks in C Position’ that are based on the C Major Pentatonic scale. We’ll be using the ‘flatted third’ as well to spice things up. All of these licks are one measure long and all of them finish on the ‘root note.’ These have a Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and David Rawlings-style feel and sound. These are very common licks/patterns among flatpickers in this genre.
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation for all licks
– 10 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 2 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of the licks!
– Access to Soundslice!Soundsliced Beginner Intermediate$12 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
FREE Beginner Fingerstyle Course - 4-Part Series With 'Needin' Time'
Ted Parrish6 videosAdded June 3, 2025This is the ‘Beginner Fingerstyle Course’ taught by contributor and teacher Ted Parrish. This is a 4-part series that involves three exercises and one study piece entitled ‘Needin’ Time.’ We’ll be working on the very basics of Fingerstyle guitar with straight-ahead exercises and melodies. This course is for anyone just starting out in the world of Fingerstyle and needs something simple to get them started! This entire series is played in Dropped-D tuning.
This course includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation for all arrangements
– Over 40 Minutes of up-close video
– Broken up into 5 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of Arrangement that includes Soundslice!Soundsliced BeginnerFreeGet Lesson -
Little Cabin Home on The Hill - Two Arrangements - Verse and Chorus
Ryan Kimm5 videosAdded May 13, 2025This lesson is for the Bluegrass standard ‘Little Cabin Home On The Hill’ in the key of A. We’ll be working out of ‘G position’ and learning two arrangements. The first solo sits at the beginner level and is done in the Carter style. The second arrangement is more of a Bluegrass flatpicking solo that will also include the chorus. Have a listen below!
This lesson includes:
- PDF Tabs and Notation (Both Arrangements)
– 30 Minutes of up-close video
– 3 Practice Tracks at 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
– Broken up into 5 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of Arrangement
Soundsliced Beginner Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson - PDF Tabs and Notation (Both Arrangements)
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Church Street Blues - Tony Rice Style
Ryan Kimm3 videosAdded May 5, 2025This lesson is for the classic Norman Blake tune ‘Church Street Blues’ done in the Tony Rice style. This arrangement/tab is provided by Marcel Ardans from ‘Lessons with Marcel.’ He’ll be a contributor at Music With Ryan moving forward by providing tabs/arrangements/lessons. This arrangement sits at the advanced level and is a very accurate representation of how Tony Rice often plays this tune. It’s full of syncopation, cross-picking, double-stops, and advanced Bluegrass pickin’! Enjoy. 🙂
This lesson includes:
- PDF Tabs and Notation
- 25 Minutes of up-close video
- 3 Practice Tracks at 120, 140, and 160 BPM
- Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around more easily
- Slow Walkthrough Clip of Arrangement
Soundsliced Advanced$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Shenandoah Valley Breakdown - Two Variations
Ryan Kimm3 videosAdded March 31, 2025- This lesson includes:– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 30 Minutes of up-close video
– 4 Speeds of Practice Tracks at 140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip
Soundsliced Advanced Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson - This lesson includes:– PDF Tabs and Notation
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New Camptown Races - Two Variations
Ryan Kimm3 videosAdded February 27, 2025This lesson is for the fiddle tune ‘New Camptown Races’ in the key of Bb. Don’t worry though, we’ll still be working out of ‘G position’ with the capo on the third fret. This is a fun tune with a great melody that can get played at high tempos so get your arrangement ready!
This lesson includes:
- PDF Tabs and Notation
- 25 Minutes of up-close video
- 4 Practice Tracks at 140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
- Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around easier
- Slow Walkthrough Clip of Arrangement
Soundsliced Advanced Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson -
Good Ol' Mountain Dew - 2 Arrangements - Beginning and Advanced
Ryan Kimm4 videosAdded January 19, 2025Here’s my arrangement of the traditional tune “Good Ol’ Mountain Dew” in the key of G. This classic bluegrass favorite was one of the first songs I learned when I began playing bluegrass music. I’ve created two versions for you to enjoy: a beginner-friendly Carter-style arrangement and a more advanced, Hot Bluegrass solo. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for a challenge, this tune is a joy to learn and play. Take a listen below—I think you’ll love it!
- This lesson includes:– PDF Tabs and Notation (Both Arrangements)
– 30 Minutes of up-close video
– 4 Practice Tracks at 140, 160, 180, and 200 BPM (With and without lead)
– Broken up into 4 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough Clip of Arrangement
Soundsliced Advanced Beginner Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson - This lesson includes:– PDF Tabs and Notation (Both Arrangements)
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Saint Anne's Reel - Two Variations in C Position
Ryan Kimm3 videosAdded January 14, 2025This lesson is for the fiddle tune ‘Saint Anne’s Reel’ and we’ll work out of ‘C position.’ I’ve created two variations on the melody. This lesson sits at the intermediate level. Go ahead and listen/learn to this beautiful melody. 🙂
This lesson includes:
– PDF Tabs and Notation
– 25 Minutes of up-close video
– 3 Practice Tracks at 140, 160 and 180 BPM (With and without lead)
– Broken up into 3 separate videos so you can move around easier
– Slow Walkthrough ClipSoundsliced Beginner Intermediate$12.00 or Go PremiereGet Lesson