“Beaumont Rag” | Doc Watson Style – Intermediate/Advanced Bluegrass Guitar Lesson with TAB. A lesson on the classic flatpicking fiddle tune “Beaumont Rag”. This flatpicking standard is …

A lesson on the classic flatpicking fiddle tune “Beaumont Rag”. This flatpicking standard is named after the town of Beaumont, Texas. I based this version off of the Doc Watson interpretation. It …

Acoustic flatpick and bluegrass guitar lessons in every issue. We cover all aspects of flatpicking the acoustic guitar, from novice to expert in the genres of bluegrass, folk, old time, Americana, …

Mar 14, 2018 · Today, “Beaumont Rag” is a popular bluegrass standard for flatpicking guitarists. In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a traditional flatpicking break for “Beaumont Rag”.

Sep 2, 2025 · Learn a beautiful flatpicking C lick for Beaumont Rag. Step-by-step guitar lesson to spice up your bluegrass solos with flow and character.

Beaumont Rag is a great Texas-style contest fiddle tune generally played out of the key of F. The tune is likely named for the town of Beaumont, TX, but the composer is unknown. Casey Willis …

Get immediate access to this lesson and all of the lessons in this course when you subscribe. In the 1960s Doc Watson transformed the Texas fiddle rag “Beaumont Rag” into a flatpicking and …

Apr 8, 2021 · “Beaumont Rag”: How to Play Tony Rice’s Take on a Classic Fiddle Tune Many guitarists flock to Tony Rice because of his jaw-dropping leads. However, Rice’s epic solos are …

Here is my arrangement of the fiddle tune “Beaumont Rag” in the key of C. I’ve created an intermediate to an advanced arrangement for this lesson. We’re going to tackle an awesome …

Here’s a learning version with finger notation, brackets, and color-coded repeating patterns.