Learn Chicken Pickin' in 7 Days

What you need to know to get started:

Wondering if you're ready for this class? You don't need to be a master of soloing, but a few core skills will go a long way. Before starting, you should be comfortable with:
- The fundamentals of bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and vibrato.
- The basics of pentatonic scale soloing.
- The basics of the Mixolydian mode.

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The first lesson:

Hybrid picking sits at the core of the chicken pickin’ sound. To kick off the challenge, you’ll get a hybrid picking intensive that’ll set you up for success in country guitar and beyond.

Learning this technique will enable you to easily switch between regular picking and fingerpicking,
add more snap to your notes via your fingers, and give you access to complex bending and double-stop lines with greater ease.

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and boy do country guitarists love being copycats – specifically, you'll hear them mimic the banjo, pedal steel, and the lap steel all the time.

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In Day 2, you’ll master banjo rolls for rhythmic, cascading lines. In Day 5, you’ll explore pedal-steel bends for expressive, vocal-like phrases, and in Day 6, you’ll add lap-steel-inspired sliding intervals to your repertoire.

In these lessons, you’ll dive into techniques that add depth and harmony to your playing, from creating ringing textures with open strings to crafting rich, soulful melodies with double stops.

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In Day 3, you'll learn how to incorporate open strings into your playing to create the iconic note clashes and ringing textures that define country guitar. This technique adds depth and character to your licks, giving them a classic, twangy edge.

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Then, in Day 4, you'll explore the power of double stops to harmonize your melodies with rich intervals like 3rds and 6ths. These harmonized lines are a staple of country guitar and will add a soulful, dynamic quality to your playing.