https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/cripple-creek-guitar-beginner-guitar-beginner
Two beginner (and FUN!) melody solos in this lesson–one down low and another up top! Let’s go!
Discuss the Guitar lesson: Cripple Creek Guitar - Beginner
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Finally! I can play Cripple Creek on mandolin, and banjo. When I looked up the song up for guitar, I was saddened to only find it in the Advanced playlist. This is great! Banjo Ben has really been hitting it out of the ball park lately. 
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@RedHairedBoy you really need to look back in time to see what other amazing lessons @BanjoBen has already created right here on the website.
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I looked for potatoes as a lesson on the site, like was mentioned, but couldn’t find anything. . .
Also, when I play along with the mp3 and I’m finished playing through the A & B parts once thru, it seems another part is getting repeated, which is what? Thx!
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What I think maybe is the B part is longer when sang, than what is on the lesson for guitar. Just a guess now from singing the song. I could not get all the words in on B part 
Hey @Sandy, I don’t believe there is a potatoes lesson for guitar yet. There is one for both mandolin and banjo, however, and the concept is the same– on guitar, you’ll be sliding from 4-5 on the D string, and playing three eighth notes on the open G string.
The backing tracks go through the song twice; is this what you’re referencing?
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Hi @Sandy Check out the Kickoff (First two measures) in this lesson. Basically you slide from 4-5 on the D string followed by a series if single string picking (rhythmic pattern) on the open G string.
https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/black-mountain-rag-in-a-guitar/video/part-1
I am sure @BanjoBen will get get round to doing an in depth lesson. But that should help you get started.
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Y’all are very helpful…taters for guitar coming up.
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Thanks! I can play the potatoes, I’m just wanting to learn about potatoes - the term is new to me! They look like intro measures, but I’m sure I will find out more later!
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Thanks for that, Archie!
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Okay then - the student will wait patiently. . . .thx!
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Yep, potatoes is just a bluegrass intro. I have no idea why they call it potatoes 
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Hey @Sandy! I’m creating a guitar lesson but watch this mando lesson…same concept: https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/how-to-play-potatoes-mandolin-beginner
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Great - thanks so much!
I think the name is what I’m drawn to. . .
'course I will probably call 'em taters 
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Would you be willing to break down Bryan Sutton’s Decision at Gladys Fork guitar break just before the fiddle and after? I know you did part of it in your pick stroke lesson.
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I think Bryan has lessons for that somewhere. I could only find the tab for the first solo for some reason…here you go!
Gtr-DecisionGladysFork-1.tef (4.2 KB)
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Thanks!
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Hi Sandy, the potatoes for guitar lesson is up now, in case you haven’t seen it yet. https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/potatoes-on-guitar-guitar-beginner?from_track=beginner-guitar-checklist
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