8 Lester Flatt Style Rhythm Guitar Taught By Chris Sharp - E Chord and Six White Horses Pattern

After getting several emails specifically asking about this pattern I bumped it up in the original outline for how these videos would procede. The "Six White Horses" pattern is one of Lester's staple patterns and I believe this is very close to what he was playing and hope this video will be of assistance of any who wish to learn it. Again, please feel free to email me at chrissharp80@hotmail.com if there are any questions about this. Thank you all for your support, it makes these videos a lot funner for me to make. By the way, comments are by all means welcome.

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[Patriksundvik]

What guitar? Martin something. Looks like a D-15 but i know it aint ^^

[Studio607Productions]

@Patriksundvik That guitar is a 1989 Martin D-16...heavily used.

[routan09]

Incidentally, I personally really enjoy the introduction, and would never allow it to deter me from learning from you - that is ridiculous. As you say yourself, this style of music is rare and highly under-rated, so the more of it I get to hear, the better - please keep it up!! Musicians like Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt, and Doc Watson are personal heroes of mine, so the more I can learn of their styles, the better! Thanks again, and please keep making these!

[Studio607Productions]

@routan09 Thanks so much. I appreciate your kind comments and hopefully I can add another instructional video before too much longer.

[Mrapplesos]

Dude, what always stops me from watching your videos is that music that plays at the beginning of everyone of them. its not bad but after hearing it for several times it get annoying.

[Studio607Productions]

Mrapplesos, The introduction lasts about 33-35 seconds on each video. The easiest way not to hear that part is to click the play/pause button as soon as you arrive on the page and move the play point to around 00:35. Then hit play again and you're all set. The introduction serves 2 purposes, to explain the lesson and pay respect to Lester Flatt. I don't know much about making videos so I based it these on every TV show I've seen, which all have beginnings. Sorry this annoys you.

[OmegaLara685]

DL the audio from this vid at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[Pickinbuddy]

Lester Flatt gave so much "life" to the E chord....ain't NOBODY in Bluegrass ever topped it.

[josen61]

What a great song!! Thanks for breaking it down for us.

[jjooeegg1]

You are a dead ringer for Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman. Incidentally Reuben by Earl Scruggs was dedicated to Pauls dad Buford. Not Reuben Kincaide from the Partridge Family as so many believe.

[ArkRed1]

What a great sounding Martin D. Is that a D-18 ? Medium or light gauge strings?

[routan09]

Thank-you so much for this lesson - my father, brothers and I used to have a bluegrass band, and I performed with them in public from when I was about 10 until I was 19, and after a ten year hiatus, I am trying to get back into it to surprise my dad......right now I am terrible at flat picking, and I only ever played the simple down, down, down-up, down-up rhythm, even when I was pretty good. I really appreciate this lesson - you are a great instructor, and I have always wanted to learn this!!