Learning how to play bluegrass?

so i would like to learn how to play bluegrass music but i can't find much online. i already know a lot of theory, modes and all that good stuff.. i would like to be able to improvise with a bluegrassie style.. any suggestions on where to start?

 

Are you sure there's no "how to's" on YouTube? Seems like they have just about everything. Other than that just jam to some recordings... if you already know theory it won't take long to pick it up.

Best thing, of course, is to find some players and jam.... Seems Bluegrass is a friendly vibe and they shouldn't mind a beginner that already knows some stuff.

 

Major scale and major pentatonic are great places to start. It's a really rhythmic style. Perhaps get out the ol metronome... What instrument do you play? I'm a guitar player, but I recently added a banjo to my arsenal. Mostly I've learned some old time clawhammer stuff, Cripple Creek and the like. And some picking roll patterns, Scruggs roll etc. I really love bluegrass and old time. But guitar takes up most of my time and I don't play my banjo as much as I'd like to.

 

Jamming is the best way to learn. I play Mandolin, and for a long time i just learned through stuff online, and self-teaching... Then i started jamming (And thats mostly what i do now) Just playing with others helps out a lot.

 

i have played the guitar as a woman for a very long time..if you want to learn to play any type of music you should go to the music store and get some learning books..get books on what you like and on scales and chords...you will learn rhythm as well..i dont read notes but have a bunch of chord books and it really helps..if you want to learn to play any kind of lead the correct way to play any kind of music..
then go to the music store and get a book on scales and practice and learn..here is a pic of me..lol.its orang..lol..playing a gig for new years a while back...hope i can put pics on here..if not im so so sorry let me know..im very new..


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i play guitar,keyboard and im a lead singer and a rhythm and lead guitarist...I play hard rock,blues and all types of music...good luck...music is so great and fun..im retired now on gigs..lol

 

here is a pic of me playing the key boards
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I started playing by ear and learning chords..then i had to play lead in a band and didnt know how so i quickly had to learn the scales to play the lead and what key it would be in,..have fun

 

With bluegrass you need strumming technique..and finger picking...if this is your natural style then you should be just fine..if not then the books are the best..some come with cd...its been a long time...