Song Library

Browse our collection of classic bluegrass flatpicking tunes. Each song includes downloadable tablature and detailed practice guidance.

9 songs found

beginner

Digit Driven Method

Flatpick Academy

A practical flatpicking method page that maps the core C-position melody framework and shows how the same shapes move to other keys.

Key: C95 BPMMedium
beginner

Lead Ideas Through G, C & D

Various / Instructional

A collection of lead guitar ideas and lick patterns over the three most common bluegrass chords. Essential vocabulary for jamming and building solos.

Key: G / C / D100 BPMVarious
intermediate

Salt Creek

Bill Monroe

A bluegrass instrumental standard that introduces cross-picking patterns and position shifting. A rite of passage for flatpickers moving beyond the basics.

Key: A140 BPMFast
intermediate

Billy in the Low Ground

Traditional

A jam-session staple with flowing eighth-note lines, open-string pull-offs, and classic fiddle-tune momentum.

Key: C140 BPMFast
intermediate

Big Sciota

Traditional

A melodic fiddle tune with rolling arpeggio shapes and smooth crosspicking-friendly phrases.

Key: G132 BPMMedium-Fast
advanced

Whiskey Before Breakfast

Traditional

A Canadian fiddle tune adopted by the bluegrass world. Demands fast alternate picking, clean string crossing, and the ability to maintain groove at high speed.

Key: D155 BPMFast
advanced

Gold Rush

Bill Monroe

A high-energy bluegrass instrumental with syncopated drive and demanding position shifts.

Key: A150 BPMFast
advanced

Big Mon

Bill Monroe

A driving Monroe instrumental that combines long scalar runs with punchy rhythmic accents.

Key: C152 BPMFast
advanced

Pyramid Country

Billy Strings

A modern bluegrass original from Billy Strings that fuses traditional flatpicking with progressive, psychedelic-tinged phrasing. A must-learn for players bridging old and new grass.

Key: D138 BPMMedium-Fast