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Country & Bluegrass Strumming Course Overview

April 13, 2025November 9, 2016 by Devin

easy classic country and bluegrass strumming patterns lesson one

Overview – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

Lesson ID: A0101

What makes a strumming pattern sound country and bluegrass? In this guitar course, I’ll teach you several of my favorite strumming patterns that have a nice country and bluegrass twang. We’ll start with the most basic strumming pattern in lesson one, and then work our way up to more advanced strumming concepts as we progress through the lesson series. At the end of this course, you’ll have a ton of awesome strumming patterns that you can use with your favorite classic country and bluegrass songs.

Intro to Rhythm Guitar Fill Riffs

April 13, 2025August 24, 2016 by Devin

country and bluegrass lead guitar and rhythm filler riffs lesson overview

Lesson 1 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course

Course Outline Next Lesson

Lesson ID: A0089

This is the first video in a series of lessons where I’ll be teaching y’all how to play country and bluegrass rhythm guitar fill riffs, chord embellishments, and more! We’re going to start this series with the most basic beginner concepts and work our way up to more advanced techniques each lesson. As we discuss these topics, I’m going to highlight the note combinations and other progressions that’ll give your guitar playing that country and bluegrass sound.

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

How to play lead guitar. Where to start?

April 13, 2025November 14, 2015 by Devin

how to play lead guitar with the pentatonic scales

Lesson ID: A0025

In this guitar lesson, we’re going to start building the foundation you need to play country and bluegrass lead guitar all the way up and down the entire guitar neck. I’ll show you the main guitar scales you need to know and how you can move these scale patterns to change keys. We’re going to map out the guitar neck so you never get lost on the fretboard, and eventually, you’ll be able to play lead guitar over any song.

After you watch this lead guitar lesson, you should check out our Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course where we expand upon the concepts covered in this lesson. We’ll talk more about the fundamental country guitar scales and I’ll show you how to use guitar scales to play lead guitar licks and country guitar solos.

We also have a nice collection of country guitar licks and bluegrass guitar licks that will take your country lead guitar to the next level.