In the previous lessons of this course, I taught you several important strumming techniques that’ll make your rhythm guitar playing sound country and bluegrass. We covered the basics in lesson one of this series, and then we worked our way up to some fairly complex country bluegrass rhythm in later lessons.
In this guitar lesson, I’m going to show you seven different strumming patterns that will make your playing sound even more country. I’ll break down each strumming pattern in detail and then we’ll practice our country strumming over the classic country song “Write This Down” by George Strait.
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Rhythm Guitar Course Recap |
| 02:32 min | Down Beats and Up Beats – Pick and Strum Direction |
| 03:58 min | Strumming Pattern 1 |
| 05:06 min | Strumming Pattern 2 |
| 08:05 min | Strumming Pattern 3 |
| 09:50 min | Strumming Pattern 4 |
| 11:41 min | Strumming Pattern 5 |
| 14:23 min | Strumming Pattern 6 |
| 16:00 min | Strumming Pattern 7 |
| 17:14 min | Creating Your Own Strumming Patterns |
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | How to Practice |
| 01:16 min | Intro Chord Progression |
| 02:22 min | Verse Chord Progression Breakdown |
| 04:27 min | Verse Chord Progression Playthrough |
| 05:06 min | Chorus Chord Progression |
| 06:35 min | Instrumental Break |
| 06:48 min | Helpful Tips, Bridge, and Ending |
Practice playing the seven strumming patterns we learned in this guitar lesson over the song “Write This Down” by George Strait. This song is great for practicing country rhythm technique because it’s played at a relatively slow pace and it has that classic country sound we’re focusing on in this lesson series.
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