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You Are My Sunshine in the Style of Gene Autry

April 13, 2025May 4, 2018 by Devin

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Lesson 11 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0151

In this guitar lesson, we’ll practice some classic country strumming patterns over a country & bluegrass version of “You Are My Sunshine”. This arrangement incorporates a simple melody line with your standard Carter style “boom chick” country strumming. We’ll also work on a few country guitar fill riffs in the style of Gene Autry. Overall this is a great guitar lesson for developing accurate picking and strumming.

Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

Backing Track

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Country Strumming & Fills in the Style of Willie Nelson

April 13, 2025April 1, 2018 by Devin

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Lesson 3 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0143

In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you a classic country strumming pattern in the style of “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson. First I’ll break down the strumming pattern and give you some strumming tips that will help you get those clean alternating bass line picks. Then I’ll show you a couple of Willie Nelson style chord progressions to use for practice. After that, we’ll start working in some classic country bass line walks and I’ll teach you a couple of Willie Nelson riffs that’ll spice up your country rhythm guitar.

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Strumming

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Strumming Pattern Breakdown
01:09 min	Right Hand Pick Technique
02:46 min	Willie Nelson Hammer-On
04:11 min	Alternating Bass Line over B7 and A Chords

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Progressions

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Progression 1
00:54 min	A Major Accent Chord
02:37 min	Progression 2
03:24 min	How to Practice with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

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Bass Walks

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Bass Line Walk 1
01:17 min	Bass Line Walk 2
03:42 min	Bass Line Walk 3
04:50 min	Bass Line Walk 4

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Fill Riffs

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Willie Nelson Style Fill Riff 1
04:14 min	Willie Fill Riff 2 for a Song Ending

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Practice

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Practice with Willie Nelson

Practice your classic country strumming and fills over the song “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson using the player from Spotify. We’d highly recommend using Spotify for online radio. If you don’t have a Spotify account, click here to sign up free with your Facebook account or with an e-mail address.

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Merle Haggard Style Classic Country Intro & Fills

April 13, 2025December 11, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson 15 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course

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Lesson ID: A0141

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a classic country intro in the style of Merle Haggard along with some nice country fill riffs that’ll spice up your country rhythm guitar. First, we’ll work through the intro with tablature. Then, we’ll talk about the guitar scales you should learn to get this classic Merle Haggard sound in the key of E. After that, we’ll go over two rhythm progressions in the style of Merle Haggard that are loaded with classic country bass line walks and fills.

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Country Intro

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Playthrough with Tablature
01:42 min	Full Breakdown of the Intro

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Guitar Scales

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Scale Charts
02:28 min	Notes Used to Play the Intro

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Progression 1

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Progression 1 Overview
00:21 min	Playthrough with Tablature
01:23 min	Classic Country Strumming Pattern
03:57 min	Line 1 Breakdown with Country Fill
06:31 min	Line 2 Breakdown with Another Country Fill
09:19 min	Line 3 Breakdown with More Country Fills
10:54 min	Line 4 Breakdown
12:00 min	Practice Along with Me

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Progression 2

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Progression 2 Overview
00:32 min	Playthrough with Tablature
01:27 min	Line 1 Breakdown with Country Fill
02:14 min	Line 2 Breakdown with Another Country Fill
04:54 min	Line 3 Breakdown with More Country Fills
06:50 min	Line 4 Breakdown
08:00 min	Practice Along with Me

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Practice

Practice with Merle Haggard

Practice your classic country strumming and fills over the song “Fightin’ Side of Me” by Merle Haggard using the embedded player from Spotify. We’d highly recommend using Spotify for online radio. If you don’t have a Spotify account, click here to sign up free with your Facebook account or with an e-mail address.

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Railroad Bill

April 13, 2025September 25, 2017 by Devin

Lesson 5 – Hybrid Picking Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0140

“Railroad Bill” is an old traditional song based on a legend about a man in south Alabama during the post-Civil War era known as Railroad Bill. Sources suggest that Railroad Bill was a “Robin Hood” type of character that would steal from food trains and sell items to poor families at below market prices. As legend has it, Railroad Bill’s ghost is still roaming the L&N Railroad tracks to this day.

This song has a great melody that we’ll play using Chet Atkins and Merle Travis style picking. This is a challenging tune, but if you relax your right hand and take it slow, everything will fall into place with a bit of practice. We’ll focus on hybrid picking in this lesson, but feel free to play these arrangements with a thumb pick or finger plucking if you find that more comfortable. Download the tablature below the lesson video. Hope y’all enjoy learning this one!

Lesson Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Arrangement 1

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Arrangement 1 Preview
00:42 min	Line 1 Breakdown
04:10 min	Extra Hybrid Picking Detail
07:36 min	Line 2 Breakdown
13:05 min	Line 3 Breakdown
15:53 min	Practice with Me

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Arrangement 2

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Arrangement 2 Preview
00:54 min	Line 1 Breakdown
05:28 min	Line 2 Breakdown
10:21 min	Line 3 Breakdown
13:33 min	Practice with Me

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Listen

Here are some nice YouTube videos of other folks playing “Railroad Bill”…

Chords & Lyrics Arrangement 1 Tablature Arrangement 2 Tablature Woodtone Strings