Rhythm Guitar – Page 24 – Country Guitar Online

Country Rhythm Practice Drills

April 13, 2025April 25, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0069

We’ve got a couple drills here in this lesson video that’ll help you build right hand pick accuracy for playing country and bluegrass rhythm guitar. These country rhythm patterns will make your rhythm guitar sound more melodic and complex. We’ll show you exactly how to incorporate these techniques into chord progressions so your guitar will sound fuller when you’re singing and strumming country songs.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
01:02 min	Drill 1
02:15 min	Alternate Picking
03:06 min	Let the Notes Ring
04:48 min	How to Practice Drill 1
07:47 min	Apply Drill 1 to Country Rhythm
14:30 min	Drill 2
17:06 min	How to Practice Drill 2
19:19 min	More Rhythm Practice Tips

The Best Country Strumming Patterns

April 13, 2025March 13, 2016 by Devin

classic country bluegrass strumming patterns guitar lesson course

Lesson ID: A0060

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.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
00:24 min	Your Choice of Guitar Pick
01:27 min	Best Way to Grip Your Pick
02:39 min	Modern Country Strumming Pattern
03:31 min	Smooth Out Your Strumming
04:10 min	Traditional Strumming Pattern
04:55 min	What Makes It Sound Country?
06:01 min	Pick D Pick D U
06:41 min	Pick D Pick U D U
07:57 min	Country Rhythm Hammer-On
08:46 min	Alternating Bass Notes
10:40 min	Pick D Pick Pick D U

Your Very First Guitar Chords

April 13, 2025February 22, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0059

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.

Lesson Video

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Lesson Overview
00:56 min	Open Chords
01:58 min	String Numbers and String Notes
02:59 min	Left Hand Finger Numbers
03:34 min	Chords and Their Root Notes
04:20 min	Your First Guitar Chord – E Minor
05:36 min	Major and Minor Chords
06:09 min	How to Read Chord Charts
06:43 min	The Three Most Important Guitar Chords
12:18 min	Your Homework – Chord Transitions and Strumming

Chord Charts
x = Mute String
o = Let Ring Open

Chord Progressions

Red = Two Down Strokes

Green = Four Down Strokes

Blue = Eight Down Strokes

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

Lowering Your Guitar’s Action

April 13, 2025February 15, 2016 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0058

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.