An easy-to-follow plan so you can finally play bluegrass guitar, even if you’ve been stuck for years
Turn basic chords into real bluegrass with my step-by-step system, Flatpick Foundations
Watch the below video to learn more!
*Newly Updated for 2026!*
What’s Flatpick Foundations?
✔️ Step-by-step bluegrass guitar course for players new to the genre
✔️ Go from strumming chords to sounding like a real bluegrass player
✔️ Learn fundamentals, build real licks, and play instrumentals
✔️ Know exactly what to play at a jam (no guesswork)
✔️ No random lessons or complicated theory
✔️ Helped hundreds of players learn bluegrass guitar since launching in October 2024
From Basic Chords to Feeling Confident Playing With Others
Kelly joined Flatpick Foundations while learning both banjo and guitar. She wasn’t chasing flashy solos, she just wanted a clear path forward and the confidence to keep going.
When she started, she only knew a handful of open chords. Now she understands why things work, can build simple bluegrass licks, and feels comfortable showing up to jams without feeling lost.
New to Bluegrass or Feeling Stuck? Watch This First
Cole shares how he went from not knowing where to start with bluegrass guitar to having a clear, step by step path forward using Flatpick Foundations.
Who is this program NOT for?
People who want to play like Billy Strings overnight… this starts with the basics
Players who can already play fast, clean licks and feel good playing at bluegrass jams
Guitar players who want deep music theory instead of simple, easy steps
Who is this program for?
You’re not a ‘beginner’… but still don’t sound like a bluegrass player
You know basic chords… but don’t know how to turn them into bluegrass (with on-screen tabs so you can follow along)
You’re tired of jumping between random YouTube videos and want a clear, step-by-step way to finally sound like you’re actually playing bluegrass
I’m Cody, a flatpicker from East Tennessee who’s spent years chasing down what makes bluegrass guitar feel right.
From long nights picking on Knoxville porches to studying at East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass & Old-Time Country Music program, I’ve been lucky to learn from players like Barry Bales (Alison Krauss and Union Station) and Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys)...musicians who taught me that tone, timing, and heart matter more than flash.
Before teaching online, I spent years in the classroom, learning how to keep students engaged and make new concepts stick.
That experience taught me how to explain things clearly, meet learners where they are, and build lessons that actually connect. Bringing those same principles into the digital space has allowed me to help guitar players of all ages make steady, lasting progress, no matter their starting point.
If you’ve always wanted to play bluegrass with confidence, I’ll show you how to build it step by step inside my course, Flatpick Foundations.
On-screen tabs with every lesson so you’re never lost
Taught at a slower pace so you can keep up and get better
Here’s exactly what you’ll get inside….a clear, step-by-step path from basic chords to playing real bluegrass guitar with confidence
✅ 100+ (and growing) step-by-step “building block” style lessons to learn with confidence
✅ On-screen tabs so you never get lost
✅ Backing tracks samples for every exercise to practice along with
✅ New lessons and chapters are added over time, once you’re in, you get them for free
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Chapter 1: Foundations
Chapter 2: Basic Music Theory
Chapter 3: Gettin’ More Out of G-Chord
Chapter 4: Rhythm
Resource: Train Beats for Practicing
Chapter 5: How to Get from Chord to Chord (Bluegrass Style)
Chapter 6: Building Licks in G
Chapter 7: Building Licks in C
Chapter 8: Building Licks in D
Chapter 9: Simple Melodies (New!)
Chapte 10: Bluegrass Guitar Breaks
Chapter 11: Instrumentals
Chapter 12: Where to Play a Lick (New!)
Chapter 13: Non Video Lessons and Resources
Chapter 14: Bonus Material and Extras
(If you hired a teacher to cover all this, it could take 20+ lessons at $70–$150 an hour each)
