The Best Bluegrass Guitar Picks for Flatpickers
The guitar pick is a bluegrass guitarist’s second most important piece of gear. Here are the best guitar picks currently out there.
Erik Rolfsen
Mahogany vs. Sapele as a Guitar Tonewood
The key differences between mahogany and sapele as a tonewood, and what you can expect from each.
“This World is Not My Home” Lyrics and Chords
“This World is Not My Home” is a country gospel song of murky origin that hit the Top 20 on the U.K. charts in 1962.
“Unclouded Day” Lyrics and Chords
Preacher Josiah K. Alwood spotted a beautiful rainbow against a dense black cloud while traveling home to Michigan from Ohio back in 1879. He woke up the following morning inspired to write “Unclouded Day.”
“Rock Salt and Nails” Lyrics and Chords
“Rock Salt and Nails” ruminates in 3/4 time to a chord progression and melody that is reminiscent of the Stanley Brothers classic, “Lonesome River.”
“Kentucky Waltz” Lyrics and Chords
“Kentucky Waltz” is a beautiful, timeless Bill Monroe composition that is welcome in any jam circle that features strong fiddlers, but the chord progression in the B part might take you out of your comfort zone.
“Dark Hollow” Lyrics and Chords
“Dark Hollow” has some deep, tangled roots. I guess that’s why they call it roots music.
“In The Pines” Lyrics and Chords
A Ph.D student writing her thesis about “In The Pines” found more than 150 versions of this song that dates back to at least the American Civil War.
“Can’t You Hear Me Calling” Lyrics and Chords
“Can’t You Hear Me Calling” is a Bill Monroe classic that he first recorded and released in 1950 with a lineup of Blue Grass Boys that included Mac Wiseman on lead vocal and guitar, and Don Reno on banjo.
“I Wonder Where You Are Tonight” Lyrics and Chords
The number of big bluegrass acts that have covered “I Wonder Where You Are Tonight” is too large to list.