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12 Bar Blues with a Country Twang

April 13, 2025March 13, 2018 by Devin

Lesson 16 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course

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Lesson ID: A0148

In this country guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a variation of the 12 bar blues that has a country & bluegrass twang. In both arrangements below, we’ll use triplets to spice up our country fills and we’ll also replace strumming with crosspicking in certain measures to make our rhythm sound even more country. These country 12 bar blues progressions are in the key of G and you can use the fill riffs that we’re studying in this guitar lesson with a bunch of other country & bluegrass songs. Pay close attention to how we’re structuring each country guitar lick around the rhythm chords.

Lesson Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Video 1 – First Round Playthrough

Video 2 – Second Round Playthrough

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Full Breakdown

Video 1 – First Round Breakdown

Video 2 – Second Round Breakdown

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Backing Track

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Angeline the Baker

April 13, 2025January 18, 2018 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0145

“Angeline the Baker“, also known as “Angelina Baker”, is an old traditional song that was written by Stephen Foster and published in 1850. Foster was one of the first commercial pop composers and he wrote “Angelina Baker” for a group called Christy Minstrels. Since 1850, this song has been recorded by several artists and it’s become a standard for country and bluegrass jams. In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn two flatpicking breaks for “Angeline the Baker” along with tips for playing the rhythm guitar part.

Lesson Overview

Arrangement 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Full Lesson Breakdown

Arrangement 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Full Lesson Breakdown

Chord Progression

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Backing Track

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Angeline the Baker Guitar TAB Woodtone Strings

East Tennessee Blues

April 13, 2025December 30, 2017 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0144

“East Tennessee Blues” is a traditional country rag that was first recorded in 1926 by Charlie Bowman with the Hill Billies. It was around prior to Bowman’s recording and has been also known as Hey Mr. Muskrat, Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle Rag, Huckleberry Blues, and Poca River Blues. This song’s bluesy melody has made it a favorite among several artists such as Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, Jack Lawrence, Michael Daves, Sierra Hull, and more. In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you how to play a flatpicking guitar arrangement for “East Tennessee Blues” that fits nicely over the rhythm chord progression. Practice it slowly at first and increase your speed in increments to develop the best flatpicking technique.

Lesson Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview and Listen to the Arrangement
01:31 min	Measures 1 through 5
05:12 min	Measures 6 through 9
09:53 min	Measures 10 through 13
11:34 min	Measures 14 through 17
12:54 min	Measures 18 through 21
16:48 min	Measures 22 through 25
18:20 min	Measures 26 through 29
21:30 min	Measures 30 through 33

Chord Progression

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East Tennessee Blues Guitar TAB Woodtone Strings

Merle Haggard Style Classic Country Intro & Fills

April 13, 2025December 11, 2017 by Devin

merle haggard style intro and fills in e

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.

Overview

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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