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Oh Kentucky Country & Bluegrass Strumming
Lesson ID: A0077
In this guitar lesson video, you’ll learn how to play a melodic country & bluegrass strumming pattern inspired by the song “Oh, Kentucky” by Lou Reid & Carolina. We’ll add some nice bass line walks and accent picks to the strumming. This guitar lesson will help you develop right hand pick control and it will push your country and bluegrass rhythm guitar to the next level.
Rye Whiskey
Lesson ID: A0076
“Rye Whiskey” is a traditional folk song that was made popular by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1926. At least twelve artists recorded the tune before World War II, and the song has been recorded under other titles such as “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia”. When first published, the song was originally titled “Jack of Daniels”. In this guitar lesson, we’ll go over an easy way to play the entire song on guitar, and we’ll also cover a slightly more intermediate song intro and instrumental break.
Main Lesson
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Song Overview |
| 02:35 min | Chords and Strumming Pattern |
| 03:31 min | Time Signature |
| 04:20 min | More Strumming Tips |
| 07:41 min | Walk Down Riffs Explained |
| 11:19 min | Rye Whiskey Chord Progressions |
Intermediate Intro and Break
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Overview |
| 00:45 min | Intermediate Intro |
| 01:55 min | Instrumental Break |
Deep Elem Blues
Lesson ID: A0075
“Deep Elem Blues” is a traditional American song from the early 1900s. This song is usually played in a blues format but we’re going to add a country and bluegrass twist to it for this guitar lesson. We’ll go over several country strumming patterns, the song intro, a nice country filler riff, and we’ll go over all of the vocals verse by verse.
Overview & Rhythm
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Overview |
| 03:01 min | G Chord Formation and Hammer-On |
| 04:35 min | Country Strumming Patterns |
| 10:21 min | “Building Up” Chord Progressions |
| 14:05 min | Intermediate Country Strumming |
| 17:08 min | Apply This to Deep Elem Blues |
Song Intro & Filler Riff
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Easy Intro |
| 01:13 min | Intermediate Intro |
| 06:01 min | More Advanced Intro |
| 08:16 min | Filler Riff |
| 13:04 min | Play Through Entire Intro |