How to Play Wildwood Flower on Acoustic Guitar

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In this lesson we will be learning how to play the Carter family classic Wildwood Flower on acoustic guitar. This is a great example of a traditional Bluegrass style tune. The melody is played within the chords much like a chord melody or solo.

[SharonMcglothlin]

My dad had a Martin Guitar and he use to play this. His guitar looks brand new. He has been gone for 2 years. He use to play Wildwood Flower all the time when I was growing up. It was his favorite song. He's gone but that Martin Guitar is still here as beautiful as ever.

[americafirst]

I picked the guitar up again after 30 years. I was never great new basic chords. Brother you’re teaching style is awesome. Thank you for the lesson

[eugenethompson]

I can't thank you enough!! I'm 70 years old and picked up my first guitar as a teenager in 1966. Played about 5 years on my own and with a high school band. Went into the Army in '71 and played until I got out in '74. Unfortunately quit playing until I was 68 years old. Bought a JazzMaster & '65 Super Reverb and have been trying hard to get it all back. I was taught a very bad version of Wildwood Flower in my youth. Watching your SUPER learning technique I've finally mastered Wildwood Flower. Thank you SO much and I'll keep watching and learning from you.
Gene in Seattle area

[willwilburn]

Great style of teaching. I suffered ab brain injury (TDI) which wiped out my memory and re-wired the circuitry in my brain. I lost all ability to play music after having played for decades. I'm actually learning and remembering things by using your videos.
Thanks

[kerrykavita]

This is the song my grandma played and caused me to fall in love with the guitar. I started trying to play her guitars when the war in the Ukraine broke out. I finally got the nerve to try this song. After a month, I've finally made my way all the way through it, with your instruction. Thank you!

[johnbradford]

Thanks for sharing this tune, picked my first guitar up at 74 years of age, always wanted to copy Maybelle's style of playing, a lot of history behind the song and her gift for playing it. You have a natural talent for teaching and the split videos help. I went over to the Nashville from the UK to visit the Country Music hall of Fame, in 2013 never even cntemplating that I would ever play this tune, now thanks to you I can. It is never to late to start playing the guitar, a Godsend during the pandemic. keep up the good work and thanks again

[Bob]

Best Wildflower Lesson I've seen. Thank you so much!

[swazeyclutch]

Thank you for this! This was the first song my grandpa learned and showed me to get me into wanting to learn the guitar. Now I can show him what I’ve learned.😁

[Sashaaubin]

I love how you short the angle of the guitar as if we are playing it!❤

[clinthowe]

I’m learning, God this is hard but you are a great teacher, Thank You! every day I pick up the guitar it gets a little bit easier, the parts I know, being able to smoothly differentiate between the proper string to pluck at the correct time is challenging. I always loved hearing Mother Maybel Carter and her daughters doing this piece.

[carolynmcmurray]

I loved that you showed your picking hand as well as your fretting hand. Made it so much easier to follow. Thank you. Great lesson.

[TC-zlne]

I need this song my dad is 79 and played with I was growing up. Thanks

[michaelgaley]

I'm from the Ozarks of Missouri this instruction is the best that I've seen. It's been some time since I played I've injured my left hand causing me to put away my 12 strings. Now living in Ozark Alabama and much older (68) I'm returning to my roots of southern gospel and mountain music. Thanks for the lesson.

[rodricksguitar]

Great lesson. I like the different camera angles, and the speed used. Thanks.

[jasoncoan]

Right on, I like the split screen to the neck made much easier to learn. Thank you .

[iipip]

So glad I found this lesson. Thank you. Really useful and very enjoyable to learn.

[MrAuldphart]

Thank you so much sir. I am 75 and haven’t played for years, but thoroughly enjoyed your lesson and picked it up very quickly.

[hill]

Thank you for going slow and easy. Grateful for the tutorial!

[andyman]

Thank you so much for your clear and accurate teaching. You’ve helped me to finally get this family favorite of ours under my fingers. Now to master the thumb and finger pick ‘scratch’!

[annasophiakofflermusic]

i don’t usually leave comments, but this video was exactly what i was looking for and i’m so pleased this channel exists. i also greatly appreciate the camera angle showing the fretboard from the player’s point of view. thank you; this was educational and lovely!