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Lead Guitar

Bluesy Country Licks for Acoustic Guitar in D

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Lesson ID: FL0002

In this country guitar lesson, I’ll teach you how to play three bluesy country licks on acoustic guitar in the key of D. The first two guitar licks are great to play as fill riffs when you switch between chords. The third lick is a little longer and it sounds nice as a fill riff or as part of a full-length country guitar solo. Later in the lesson, you’ll also learn a more advanced country strumming pattern that works really well for playing country rhythm guitar in the key of D.

Video Start TimeLesson Topic
00:00 minListen to the Guitar Licks
00:41 minLesson Overview
01:16 minLearn How to Play Lick 1
02:52 minHow to Use Lick 1 as a Fill Riff
04:37 minLearn How to Play Lick 2
06:00 minExample of Lick 2 as a Fill Riff
06:33 minUsing the Licks to Switch Between Chords
08:12 minLearn How to Play Lick 3
13:38 minMore Advanced Country Strumming Pattern for Key of D
15:30 minMore Advanced Country Strumming with Fill Riffs
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Country & Bluegrass Lick in G and How to Use It

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Lesson ID: FL0001

In this guitar lesson video, I’ll teach you one of my favorite country & bluegrass guitar licks that sounds great on acoustic guitar. First I’ll play through the lick a couple times, then one time slowly with the tablature, and then I’ll break it down measure by measure. I’ll also show you how to play the rhythm guitar part that you heard me play at the beginning of the video and we’ll get some practice playing this G lick as a fill riff with rhythm.

Video Start TimeLesson Topic
00:00 minLesson Overview
00:18 minListen to the Guitar Lick
00:54 minPlaythrough with Tablature
01:54 minFull Breakdown Measure by Measure and Extra Flatpicking Tips
08:15 minCountry & Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Tips
12:37 minDifferent Ways to Practice the Lick
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How to Play a Solo in C for Bluegrass and Country

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Lesson ID: A0175

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a country and bluegrass guitar solo in C. First we’ll play through the guitar solo at a slow pace with tablature on the screen. Then we’ll break down the entire solo line by line and we’ll cover some helpful techniques for improvising solos in C. After you learn the guitar solo arrangement, practice along with the country & bluegrass backing track in the key of C.

Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time Lesson Topic
00:00 min Measures 1 through 4 and Soloing Tips
08:30 min Measures 5 through 8
14:26 min Measures 9 through 12 (Available to CGO Members)
20:00 min Measures 13 through 16 (Available to CGO Members)
26:08 min Practice the Solo With Me (Available to CGO Members)

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Hank Williams Style Strumming and Lead

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Lesson 18 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course
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Lesson ID: A0155

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn three country strumming patterns that work great for classic country. Then we’ll practice the country strumming patterns over a couple of chord progressions in the style of the old classic song “Your Cheatin’ Heart” by Hank Williams. After we work through the rhythm guitar parts, we’ll switch gears and I’ll teach you a simple classic country guitar solo that you can play along with “Your Cheatin’ Heart”. Overall this is a great lesson for classic country strumming and lead guitar.

Lesson Overview

Strumming & Chords

Guitar Solo

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Full Breakdown

Jam Track

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Practice with Hank Williams

Practice this lesson’s strumming patterns and solo over the song “Your Cheatin’ Heart” by Hank Williams 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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