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.
Rhythm Guitar
Country & Bluegrass Lick in G and How to Use It
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.
Hank Williams Style Strumming and Lead
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.
Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature
Video 2 – Full Breakdown
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.
Using Jazzy Chords in Your Bluegrass Rhythm
In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to use jazzy chord shapes in your bluegrass rhythm guitar. This technique will really make your rhythm guitar stand out at your next bluegrass jam. First, we’ll go over some useful jazzy chords that you can use to replace standard open chords. Then, you’ll learn some strumming patterns that work great with these jazzy chord shapes. Finally, we’ll work through a practice progression so you can get an idea of how to use these jazzy chords in a bluegrass song.
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | G6 Chord |
02:13 min | C7 Chord |
03:29 min | D7 Chord |
04:05 min | “Foggy Mountain Special” Chord Progression |
06:24 min | Alternate Voicing for a G Major chord |
08:07 min | C9 Chord |
09:14 min | D9 Chord |
09:38 min | Strumming Patterns |
15:24 min | Standard Bass Line Walk (Available to CGO Members) |
19:06 min | Jazzy Bass Line Walk (Available to CGO Members) |
23:57 min | Extra Tips (Available to CGO Members) |