Johnny Cash Style Rhythm and Fills

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