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Rhythm Guitar

Smooth Flowing Bass Line w/ Hammer-Ons

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Lesson ID: A0227

Download the guitar tablature below! There are many ways to add accents to your country & bluegrass guitar rhythm, but here’s how you can do it by combining bass line notes with hammer-ons. This style of guitar playing is heavily influenced by Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and Tony Rice. Try these smooth flowing chord embellishments in my new 12 bar flatpicking workout in the key of G!

Also, if you like the progression in this lesson, try combining it with the 12 bar progression that I teach over in Lesson A0223 Country Bluegrass Jam in G – 12 Bar Picking Workout.

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Laid Back Flatpicking Jam in C – Mini Guitar Workout

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Lesson ID: A0225

Download the guitar tablature below! Here’s a mellow flatpicking jam in the key of C — perfect if you’re learning to blend rhythm guitar and melody in a traditional style. This simple strumming pattern combined with a few classic guitar licks will give you a warm country & bluegrass sound in the style of Doc Watson and Maybelle Carter. Great one for beginner guitar players looking to level up their picking!

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Country Blues Travis Picking – 12 Bar Fingerstyle Workout

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Lesson ID: A0224

This 12-bar fingerstyle guitar workout is a great way to develop your acoustic picking skills in the country and blues tradition. It’s a fun and challenging Travis Picking riff with that classic country blues feel—perfect for players who love the sounds of artists like Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, or Mississippi John Hurt.

The riff features an alternating bass line played with your thumb (I’m using a thumb pick, which helps get that punchy, percussive tone), while your index and middle fingers pluck melody notes in between. It’s a loopable 12-bar progression that makes for a solid warm-up or focused practice routine.

You can download the full tablature below the video and follow along. If you’re an acoustic guitarist wanting to dig deeper into fingerstyle country, blues rhythm guitar, or solo bluegrass flatpicking, sign up today to unlock all of my premium guitar lessons and tablature here at Country Guitar Online.

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