Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar - Essential Bass Lines in G

There are countless bass lines and ways to play them in bluegrass guitar. here are two basic ones to get you started. They are a walk up from G to C and a walk up from G to D.

it's good to be able to play them "half-time" with a strum between the notes, and "full time" in an unbroken run. Practice slowly until you can play them accurately every time. Then focus on applying them to several songs.

The walk up from G to C is:

G (on low E string) A (open A string) A# (1st fret A string) B (2nd fret A string) and land on a C-chord.

The walk up from G to D is:
G (on low E string) B (2nd fret on A-string) C (3rd fret on A-string) C# (4th fret on A-string) and then land on a D-chord.

Remember, only strum the high three strings of the guitar between the bass notes (G,B, & e).

Please leave questions or comments below and good luck!

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[willdurant]

I have always played a little fingerstyle folk guitar and have recently got into bluegrass. This is all extremely helpful!!!

[donnakyd]

Please do more lessons!! Love your style. Just learning bluegrass style😊

[dannysmash]

Martin nice to hear from you again! I enjoyed being in your bluegrass classes a few years back great videos!

[ifthepoet]

VERY COOL. Still trying to learn what exactly U did here but it sure is wonderful.

[OdySlim]

Wonderful. Thank You. I enjoyed it very much.

[brianhudson]

This is very helpful, Martin. I played with you at The Station Inn Sunday jam this Sunday and just randomly came across your channel. Must be Ai or something. Thanks for the tips!

[robmiller]

Hey Martin, really enjoy your videos. My friends and I are trying to emulate what you do with bass lines. It’s so much fun. Question, can you tell me what guitar and capo you’re using in this video. The capo is on your head stock. Please keep the lessons coming, they are helping a lot. Thanks