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Jimmie Rodgers Style Rhythm and Fills

April 13, 2025June 28, 2018 by Devin

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Lesson 12 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0156

In this guitar lesson, we’re going to work on some Jimmie Rodgers style rhythm guitar techniques. First, we’ll go over a nice classic country strumming pattern that has a hint of Texas swing. After we break down the strumming pattern, we’ll practice our “boom chuck” country strumming over a Jimmie Rodgers style chord progression. You’ll also learn a few Jimmie Rodgers style country guitar riffs. The first riff sounds great as a song intro, the second riff mimics Jimmie Rodgers’ signature yodeling, and the third is a nice guitar riff that you can play as a song ending. At the end of this lesson, you should be able to practice your country strumming and fills along with the iconic song “Waiting for a Train” by Jimmie Rodgers.

Lesson Overview

Strumming

Progression

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Guitar Riffs

Video 1 – Intro Riff

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Video 2 – “Yodal” Riff

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Video 3 – Ending Riff

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Song Example

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Practice

Practice Strumming with Jimmie Rodgers

Capo 1st fret to make your guitar sound close to the tuning Jimmie Rodgers used in this video.

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Jimmy Brown the Newsboy

April 13, 2025June 9, 2018 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0154

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the traditional country & bluegrass song called “Jimmy Brown the Newsboy”. This song was originally written by William Shakespeare Hays in the late 1800s and it has been recorded by several country & bluegrass artists over the years including Flatt & Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Roger Miller, Norman Blake, Bill Monroe, A.P. Carter, and several others.

It’s common to see this song played out of the C position with a capo on the 7th fret (Key of G), but in this guitar lesson, we’re going to play it out of the C position with a capo on the 2nd fret (Key of D). The lower pitched melody with a capo on the 2nd fret seems to be a bit easier for singing. We’ll cover two different variations of the instrumental, and then we’ll go over the rhythm guitar part for those of y’all wanting to sing and play this one. Overall, this is a great guitar lesson for all levels of pickers.

Lesson Overview

Instrumental 1

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Full Breakdown

Instrumental 2

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

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Video 2 – Full Breakdown

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Chord Progression

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Backing Track

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Bury Me Beneath the Willow

April 13, 2025August 1, 2017 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0132

“Bury Me Beneath the Willow” is an old traditional folk song that was first archived in 1906 by an English professor at the University of Missouri. The song was made popular by The Carter Family and it has been recorded by several different artists over the years. In this guitar lesson, I’ll teach you a nice instrumental arrangement for acoustic guitar that walks the melody line along with some Carter style rhythm.

Basic Instrumental

Intermediate Instrumental

Rhythm Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Overview
00:36 min	Chord Progression
01:44 min	Chord Shapes
04:13 min	Alternating Bass Line and Strumming Tips
07:30 min	Singing with the Chord Progression

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Listen to a few different variations of “Bury Me Beneath the Willow” 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.

Standard Tuning

Capo 3rd Fret

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Country Strumming over Hank Sr. Style Progressions

April 13, 2025May 27, 2017 by Devin

Lesson 7 – Country & Bluegrass Rhythm Course

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Lesson ID: A0126

In this guitar lesson, I’ll show you three of my favorite country strumming patterns that’ll improve your pick accuracy and make your guitar sound fuller. I’ll break down each of the strumming patterns in detail and then show you how to apply the strumming patterns to some country chord progressions. After you watch the lesson videos, practice your country strumming over the song “Hey Good Lookin’” by Hank Williams.

Overview

Strumming Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Strumming Pattern 1 Breakdown
02:59 min	Strumming Pattern 2 Breakdown
05:15 min	Strumming Pattern 3 Breakdown
08:50 min	Straight vs. Syncopated Rhythm

Pattern 1

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Pattern 2

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Pattern 3

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Progressions

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Practice

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