In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn four country & bluegrass guitar riffs in the key of D that work up the neck a ways. These four riffs can be pieced together to create a guitar solo or you can use them as rhythm fill riffs. They’re all around great riffs that’ll give that country & bluegrass sound we’re going for. After you learn the riffs, we’ll talk about the guitar scales we’re using today to create these riffs so you can see where the notes are coming from instead of just learning licks and playing them from memory.
Video 1 – Intermediate Breakdown
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Overview |
00:17 min | Riff 1 with Tablature |
01:36 min | Riff 2 with Tablature |
03:25 min | Riff 3 with Tablature |
06:10 min | Riff 4 with Tablature |
Video 2 – Full Breakdown
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Riff 1 Breakdown |
04:14 min | Riff 2 Breakdown |
05:18 min | Syncopated Rhythm in Country & Bluegrass |
06:32 min | Riff 2 Breakdown Cont’d |
09:17 min | Riff 3 Breakdown |
13:18 min | Riff 4 Breakdown |
18:05 min | Riff Recap |
Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
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00:00 min | Overview |
00:58 min | D Major Scale, 3rd Position Shape |
02:10 min | Major Scale Practice Tips |
02:44 min | D Blues Scale, 3rd Position Shape |
03:52 min | How to Use These Scales When You’re Improvising Solos |
05:06 min | Simple Country & Bluegrass Improvising Example |
07:08 min | Analyze Riff 1 with the Scales |
09:20 min | Your Homework |