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Blue Railroad Train

April 11, 2025January 5, 2020 by Devin

Lesson ID: A0178

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play the old classic “Blue Railroad Train” in the style of Tony Rice. We’ll cover three different instrumental breaks that are loaded with some really nice country & bluegrass licks on acoustic guitar. The first two instrumental breaks are a little more advanced for the intermediate guitar players, and the third instrumental break is an easier version for the less experienced guitar players. The easier break will have some really nice Tony Rice style guitar licks as well and it will be a good challenge that’ll push your flatpicking to the next level. Later in the lesson, we’ll also go over the rhythm guitar part and chord progressions for “Blue Railroad Train”.

Overview

Guitar Break 1

Video 1 – Intermediate Break 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Intermediate Break 1 – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
06:17 min	Measures 5 through 9
14:00 min	Practice the First Half of the Instrumental Break
15:15 min	Measures 10 through 13
22:26 min	Measures 14 through 18
25:09 min	Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

Guitar Break 2

Video 1 – Intermediate Break 2 – Playthrough with Tablature

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Video 2 – Intermediate Break 2 – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
06:16 min	Measures 5 through 9
08:13 min	Measures 10 through 13
15:16 min	Measures 14 through 18
16:25 min	Slower Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break
17:44 min	Faster Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Easier Break

Video 1 – Easier Instrumental Break – Playthrough with Tablature

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Video 2 – Easier Instrumental Break – Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4
03:38 min	Syncopated Rhythm
05:31 min	Measures 1 through 4 Continued
08:34 min	Measures 5 through 9
11:44 min	Pick Direction for Downbeats vs. Upbeats
17:20 min	Measures 10 through 13
19:59 min	Measures 14 through 18
22:30 min	Key of D vs. D Position
23:52 min	Slower Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break
25:07 min	Faster Speed – Practice the Entire Instrumental Break

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Chords

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Rhythm Overview
00:30 min	Instrumental Break Chord Progression
01:54 min	Verse Chord Progression
02:46 min	Verse Chord Progression with Singing
04:19 min	Strumming Patterns and Strumming Examples
12:27 min	Rhythm Guitar Fill Riff

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Backing Track

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Bluesy Country Licks for Acoustic Guitar in D

April 11, 2025September 20, 2019 by Devin

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Lesson ID: FL0002

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.

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Listen to the Guitar Licks
00:41 min	Lesson Overview
01:16 min	Learn How to Play Lick 1
02:52 min	How to Use Lick 1 as a Fill Riff
04:37 min	Learn How to Play Lick 2
06:00 min	Example of Lick 2 as a Fill Riff
06:33 min	Using the Licks to Switch Between Chords
08:12 min	Learn How to Play Lick 3
13:38 min	More Advanced Country Strumming Pattern for Key of D
15:30 min	More Advanced Country Strumming with Fill Riffs

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How to Play a Solo in C for Bluegrass and Country

April 11, 2025August 14, 2019 by Devin

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Lesson ID: A0175

In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a country and bluegrass guitar solo in C. First we’ll play through the guitar solo at a slow pace with tablature on the screen. Then we’ll break down the entire solo line by line and we’ll cover some helpful techniques for improvising solos in C. After you learn the guitar solo arrangement, practice along with the country & bluegrass backing track in the key of C.

Overview

Playthrough with Tablature

Full Breakdown

Video Start Time	Lesson Topic
00:00 min	Measures 1 through 4 and Soloing Tips
08:30 min	Measures 5 through 8
14:26 min	Measures 9 through 12 (Available to CGO Members)
20:00 min	Measures 13 through 16 (Available to CGO Members)
26:08 min	Practice the Solo With Me (Available to CGO Members)

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Hank Williams Style Strumming and Lead

April 11, 2025July 26, 2019 by Devin

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Lesson 18 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course

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Lesson ID: A0155

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.

Lesson Overview

Strumming & Chords

Guitar Solo

Video 1 – Playthrough with Tablature

Video 2 – Full Breakdown

Jam Track

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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.

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