Drop D Lessons – Page 2 – Country Guitar Online

Tennessee Waltz in Drop D

April 23, 2022August 13, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0188

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on a flatpicking arrangement that follows the melody of the classic song “Tennessee Waltz” written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King. The practice arrangement in this lesson is inspired by a version performed by Pablo Hernandez that was posted to the lesson request section of our forum. Be sure to check out Pablo’s YouTube channel as well. Overall, this is a great progression for practicing your slow and melodic flatpicking.

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Playthrough

Full Breakdown

Practice Along

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Bonus Verses

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Gear Used

Country Series Low Tension / Acoustic Guitar Strings

Man of Constant Sorrow

April 23, 2022April 22, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0120

“Man of Constant Sorrow” was first published by Dick Burnett in 1913 and later made popular by the Stanley Brothers in the 1950s. In this guitar lesson, we’ll show you how to play “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the style of The Soggy Bottom Boys. This song will turn some heads at your next jam! First, we’ll break down the song’s intro and guitar solo with tablature. Then, we’ll teach you the rhythm guitar part with lyrics along with some nice rhythm fills. Tablature files are available for download below the video!

Lesson Overview

Song Intro

Part 1 – Slow Playthrough of Intro with Tablature

Part 2 – Fast Playthrough of Intro with Tablature

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Part 3 – Full Breakdown of Intro

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Part 4 – Easier Way to Play the Intro

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Guitar Solo Break

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Rhythm Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Chords You Need
03:56 min	Chords & Lyrics Download
04:34 min	Intro Chord Progression
06:37 min	Main Chord Progression
07:56 min	Strumming Patterns
09:34 min	Progression with Lyrics
11:42 min	Rhythm Fill #1
13:26 min	Rhythm Fill #2
15:47 min	Instrumental Break Chord Progression
17:12 min	Song Ending Riff

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Country Series Low Tension / Acoustic Guitar Strings

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Chords & Lyrics

Song Intro

Guitar Solo Tablature

Bonus Guitar Solo

Red Dirt Country Strumming in the Style of Tyler Childers

April 23, 2022November 15, 2019 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0176

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on some red dirt country strumming in this style of Tyler Childers. First you’ll learn a country strumming pattern that is modeled after the strumming pattern Tyler Childers uses in his song “Whitehouse Road”. Then we’ll practice this strumming pattern over a couple chord progressions in drop D tuning with our capo on the second fret. After we practice the strumming pattern a bit, we’ll add some chord embellishments to our strumming to give it a nice red dirt country sound. Later in the lesson we’ll also work through an intro riff in the style of Tyler Childers. Overall this is a great lesson for learning some useful drop D chord embellishments that will spice up your country rhythm guitar. Please support Tyler Childers on iTunes and check out more of his songs on his YouTube Channel.

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Strumming & Chords

Chord Embellishments

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Intro Riff

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Playthrough

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Gear

Country Series Low Tension / Acoustic Guitar Strings

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Guitar Tablature

Chord Progressions

Drop D Country Guitar Riffs

May 22, 2024March 29, 2018 by Devin

Lesson 17 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course

Lesson ID: A0149

In this country guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play six intermediate country guitar riffs in drop D. We’ll also have three easier drop D riffs for the newer country pickers. I’ll play the drop D licks with tablature and give you a full breakdown along with some helpful music theory tips. After you learn the licks, practice along with our jam track and also test them out over “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde” by Travis Tritt.

Lesson Overview

Six Intermediate Riffs

Intermediate Riff 1

Intermediate Riff 2

Intermediate Riff 3

Intermediate Riff 4

Intermediate Riff 5

Intermediate Riff 6

Three Easy Riffs

Easy Riff 1

Easy Riff 2

Easy Riff 3

Using the Riffs

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Jam Track

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Travis Tritt

Practice with Travis Tritt

Once you get these drop D country guitar riffs up to speed, try to play them over the song “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde” by Travis Tritt using the embedded player from Spotify. The chord progression is similar to our jam track progression, but just a bit quicker. 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. Also, check out Travis Tritt on iTunes. He’s got a ton of other great songs to choose from.

Intermediate Riffs

Easy Riffs