| Tony Rice’s “John Hardy,” Part 1 |
Tony Rice’s “John Hardy,” Part 1
The traditional song “John Hardy” has become a bluegrass jam session favorite, and guitar legend Tony Rice has recorded it a couple times. In this lesson you’ll learn how he played it on his debut album Guitar. This solo showcases two important aspects of Tony’s playing, his melodic playing, which includes a lot of syncopated and crosspicked phrases and an emphasis on the melody of the song, and a more improvisatory style, with lots of blues runs and licks that can be played over different chords. Scott starts by playing the complete solo, then talks about the chordal structure of “John Hardy” before taking apart the solo, measure by measure. You’ll learn the first half of Tony’s solo, which includes two full passes through the form, in this lesson. This half is more melodic and includes some distinctive, syncopated “holding patterns”: phrases that Tony plays on the chord when there’s a pause in the melody. It also includes a couple of classic Tony Rice runs that he also uses in the second half of the solo.
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