Ever wondered what makes a strumming pattern sound country? In this lesson video I’ll show you! We’ll go over several common country strumming patterns and I’ll teach you some awesome techniques to spice up your country rhythm guitar playing. These techniques will work with just about every country song you hear on the radio! If you like this lesson, you might also like our Classic Country Strumming Course.
Brand new to guitar and wanting to learn how to play country music? You’re in the right place! In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn the four most common guitar chords used in country music. If you know these four chords, you’ll be able to play a ton of the songs you hear on the radio. We’ll also go over some good chord progressions that you can use to practice your left hand chord changes.
Chord Progression 1
G – C – D – G
Chord Progression 2
G – C – Em – C
Chord Progression 3
Em – G – C – G – Em – G – D
Chord Progression 4
G – D – C – G – Em – D – C
Chord Progression 5
G – C – G – Em – G – D
Chord Progression 6
G – C – G – C – G – D
When you’re first learning how to play guitar, it can really hurt to press down your guitar strings. The majority of guitars straight out of the box from the factory come with high action which means the strings are far away from the fretboard and tough to press down. To fix this, you can have your guitar set up by a guitar tech — they can lower your guitar strings by lowering your saddle, adjusting guitar neck relief, etc. This can make a cheap starter guitar feel like an expensive high quality guitar.
Bluegrass rhythm guitar is one of the most important parts of a bluegrass band. Since there typically aren’t drums in a bluegrass band, the rhythm guitar player sets the pace instead. In this lesson we’ll go over several important bluegrass rhythm guitar techniques that you need to know. This lesson is geared towards beginners but there’s some good stuff for all skill levels.
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Lesson Overview |
| 00:57 min | Drums of the Bluegrass Band |
| 01:41 min | Basic Boom Chick Pattern |
| 02:30 min | Chord Progression Example |
| 05:44 min | Turnaround Riff |
| 08:12 min | Rhythm Hammer-Ons |
| 09:42 min | Filler Riff Between the G and C Chords |
| 10:30 min | G Lick Ending |