In this country guitar lesson, we’ll work on a traditional country strumming pattern in the style of Tom T. Hall. First, I’ll show you a few common chords that are used all the time in classic country. Then, we’ll work on the country strumming pattern using these chords. After that, we’ll work through a chord progression that we’ll borrow from Tom T. Hall’s song called “The Year That Clayton Delaney Died“. Overall, this is a great guitar lesson to help you smooth out your traditional country strumming on an acoustic guitar.
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | C/G Chord Explanation |
| 01:16 min | Strumming Pattern Breakdown |
| 03:16 min | F/C Chord Explanation |
| 04:31 min | Alternating Bass Line Notes over G Chord |
| 05:21 min | Practice Chord Progression |
| 06:51 min | Extra Tips |
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Intro Riff in the Style of Tom T. Hall |
| 06:11 min | Transitioning from Intro Riff to Main Chord Progression |
| 08:10 min | Bass Line Walk over C Chord |
| 11:13 min | Ending Riff in the Style of Tom T. Hall |
Here’s a bonus guitar solo that you can play over the main progression from “The Year That Clayton Delaney Died”. Pay attention to how the licks are structured over the C, F, and G chords. Also, remember that you can slow down the Playthrough with Tablature video with the speed control feature on the video play bar.
Cool song. Remember my dad singing it when I was a kid. Are you gonna add a solo lead break as that would be cool too?
That’s cool your dad sang this one back in the day. Possibly so…I started putting together a solo last week but didn’t have time to get the recording done. Might try to squeeze it in sometime this upcoming week.
Be awesome if you could buddy. It’s my mom’s 80th in a few weeks. My 2 brothers and I are playing a spot for her. We are trying to do all the songs my late father sang so this could on the list.
Cheers keep up the good work
Good song to practice. Like the details you put on at this song…thanks Devin!
Wow! I was surprised to see this available so quickly. I’m delighted! Thanks, Devin.
Thanks for the solo, sounds great!
This is a song I was looking for. So great. Thanks for the detailed explanations regarding strumming, riffs, base line walks and solo. I watch the videos again and again and I’m learning a lot. I’ts hard work for me, but I love to learn a song from a to z with intro, verse, base line walks and ending. Thank you Devin.
I like that swingy alternating bass strum.
I liked learning that solo very much! thanks Devin
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