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Johnny Cash Style Rhythm and Fills

April 11, 2025November 14, 2019 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0174

In this guitar lesson, we’ll work on some Johnny Cash style rhythm guitar. First we’ll go over a nice country strumming pattern and get some practice strumming over a country chord progression. Then we’ll add some Johnny Cash style bass line walks to the chord progression to help transition from one chord to the next. You’ll learn eight Johnny Cash style bass line walks with tablature on the screen. After that, you’ll learn two guitar scales that you can use to create your own country bass line walks and then we’ll get some practice using these scales to play longer Johnny Cash style fill riffs. Overall this is a great guitar lesson that will give you that traditional country sound on your acoustic guitar.

Overview

Strumming Pattern

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Strumming Pattern Breakdown
01:44 min	Chord Embellishment over E Chord
03:20 min	Alternating Bass Line over A Chord
03:59 min	Alternating Bass Line over B7 Chord
04:48 min	Practice Your Strumming with a Country Chord Progression

Bass Line Walks

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Bass Line Walk 1
00:40 min	How to Use the Bass Line Walks in a Progression
02:10 min	Bass Line Walk 2 and Extra Tips
03:27 min	Bass Line Walk 3 and Extra Tips
05:20 min	Bass Line Walk 4 and Extra Tips
07:16 min	Bass Line Walks 5 through 8
07:27 min	Progression Example with Bass Line Walks

Guitar Scales

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Guitar Scale 1 – How to Read Scale Charts and How to Play Scale 1
03:19 min	Guitar Scale 2 – How to Play Scale 2 and Extra Tips
05:02 min	How to Use These Two Guitar Scales in Country Music
09:45 min	One More Example of How to Use These Two Guitar Scales

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Fill Riffs

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Fill Riff 1
01:06 min	How to Use the Fill Riffs in a Progression
04:38 min	Fill Riff 2
06:17 min	Fill Riff 3
08:21 min	Fill Riff 4
10:04 min	Fill Riff 5
13:38 min	Fill Riff 6
15:04 min	Fill Riff 7
17:50 min	Fill Riff 8

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You Are My Sunshine in the Style of Gene Autry

April 13, 2025May 4, 2018 by Devin

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Lesson 11 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0151

In this guitar lesson, we’ll practice some classic country strumming patterns over a country & bluegrass version of “You Are My Sunshine”. This arrangement incorporates a simple melody line with your standard Carter style “boom chick” country strumming. We’ll also work on a few country guitar fill riffs in the style of Gene Autry. Overall this is a great guitar lesson for developing accurate picking and strumming.

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Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

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Country Strumming & Fills in the Style of Willie Nelson

April 13, 2025April 1, 2018 by Devin

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Lesson 3 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0143

In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you a classic country strumming pattern in the style of “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson. First I’ll break down the strumming pattern and give you some strumming tips that will help you get those clean alternating bass line picks. Then I’ll show you a couple of Willie Nelson style chord progressions to use for practice. After that, we’ll start working in some classic country bass line walks and I’ll teach you a couple of Willie Nelson riffs that’ll spice up your country rhythm guitar.

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Playthrough

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Strumming

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Strumming Pattern Breakdown
01:09 min	Right Hand Pick Technique
02:46 min	Willie Nelson Hammer-On
04:11 min	Alternating Bass Line over B7 and A Chords

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Progressions

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Progression 1
00:54 min	A Major Accent Chord
02:37 min	Progression 2
03:24 min	How to Practice with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

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Bass Walks

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Bass Line Walk 1
01:17 min	Bass Line Walk 2
03:42 min	Bass Line Walk 3
04:50 min	Bass Line Walk 4

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Fill Riffs

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Willie Nelson Style Fill Riff 1
04:14 min	Willie Fill Riff 2 for a Song Ending

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Practice

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Practice with Willie Nelson

Practice your classic country strumming and fills over the song “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson using the 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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Kentucky Waltz Country & Bluegrass Strumming

April 13, 2025August 25, 2017 by Devin

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Lesson 10 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0136

In this guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at another strumming pattern used all the time in classic country and bluegrass music. This strumming pattern is in 3/4 time (waltz time) and we’ll count it out by saying “one-two-three, one-two-three, one-two-three, one-two-three”. Beat one will be the down beat and that’s where we’ll pick the bass note string. Then, we’ll down strum on beats two and three. After you learn the strumming pattern, we’ll practice over a couple of chord progressions borrowed from the old classic “Kentucky Waltz” by Bill Monroe. I’ll also show you a few fills you can use to transition between chords.

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Strumming Pattern

Progressions

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Listen

Practice picking your country strumming over the song “Kentucky Waltz” by Bill Monroe. Play “Kentucky Waltz” below 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 or e-mail.

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