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(Easy) Slow, Country Guitar Lesson – Learn to play the chord changes – EP291

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow (and easy) country lead by playing the chord changes. This lesson is designed to show you a different way of playing lead, by focusing on chords and arpeggios instead of scales. This technique works especially well over slow songs where the band stays on each chord for extended periods of time.

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    • Ramona M says

      Brian I just love the sweet warm melodic guitar sounds in your playing. EP291 and EP173 are just beautiful. Both these tunes I am learning, so thank you brian.
      Would love to see more of this country style.

  3. sunburst says

    Nice voicing and reminds me of the Willie Nelson ( with you too for slow country solos) another great lesson ! Still taking my time on the last week lesson and impressed with both slow study , all your lessons are great for good concentration on voicing timing feel! Always fun never boring because they sound so melodic and enjoyable too!

  10. mritalian says

    Another great lesson Brian, thanks this stuff is starting to sink into my little pea brain finally, what fun. I do have one question though and this about you’re tone, what amps do you use? I know you talk about pedals and guitars but I haven’t heard what you plug all that stuff into. I really like what I hear. Thanks Ron

  12. Blaine L says

    Brian, you comment about your steel playing got me thinking: would you consider doing a video sometime on how you record the backing tracks? I think a lot of your members, like me, would like to make their own tracks, but are at a loss as to how to do it. Maybe it could just be an “extra” on your website? Just a thought. Love these sad country tunes, by the way.

  13. JohnStrat says

    Hi Brian thanks for the lesson I haven’t got into this one at all yet but I have just listened to it with Soundslice and think it looks to be very instructive and readily got to grips with.
    so thanks again fro the goody. JohnStrat

  16. drlknstein says

    very cool lesson… just got thru part one..wow……!

    .love the harmonizing 3rds…and 6’s..etc…very useful and excellent esplanations of why these idea work!

    you know we are gonna notice that guitar even tho you say its not about the guitar ””””-but if i remember right—in a prior lesson you said that was a B-bender…anyway its hard not to notice it…very nashville.. and cool looking I think may be ketih richards played one , I read somewhere
    I ve only seen one around these parts..I m down South.

  19. dave d says

    I needed something new, and your country lessons are it, thanks for all your hard work always trying to do the right thing. I love all your other lessons as well, they all have a good sound, something you would like to learn.

  20. charles m says

    I do fairly well with switching between chords A D E C D G Am Em and 1 4 5 ,2 finger power chords, but when i comes to tabs, I get lost and this is do to not knowing the scales or even what key I’m in. I’ll get there I am following the lessons, when i get to F chord I hit a brick wall.

  24. Chris R says

    Brian, I just love this type of lesson. This sort of guitar is my favorite, I think. It’s so simple to play, but so melodic. I particularly love the ‘secret’ of how to play over the 5 chord – your secret little take from BB King. I’ve always struggled of the 5 chord and this just opens it up beautifully! Thanks for another fabulous lesson. Keep ’em coming.

  30. Andy E says

    Hi Brian,
    Loved the pedal in the backing. I’ve got a pedal but find it very difficult and so far I haven’t got much from the “experts” out there. Is ther any chance you could do a pedal course some time? I’d subscribe.

  31. Trevor A says

    Hi Brian. I’ve been a premium member for about 3 months and EP 291 is the “breakthrough” lesson I’ve been longing for. Now able to play chord based melodies all over the neck! It’s opened up whole new world for me, and putting the CAGED system into play with related melody has given me a much broader understanding of the fretboard and ability to call and respond. So excited.! Thanks so much!

  37. Thomas M says

    Funny, I pretty well got the whole thing down, but I’m unsatisfied with my playing of the opening: the transition from the A triad to the A7. I can’t make it sound pretty like you do, Brian. The A sounds choked off when I move to the A7. Wash, rinse, and repeat, I guess

  38. Brendan L says

    Brian, you have a really natural gift, and play beautifully. As I am a member can I download the (Part 2 – For Premium Members, and the Slow – Walk-Through videos.) To my hard drive.

    If so could you please tell me how to do this by e-mail as im not very well up on computer knowledge. My e-mail address is ( b.laird1@otulook.com ). Keep the good work up and God-Bless.

  40. Dennis J says

    Just signed up for the site. I am enjoying it. I appreciate the insight into where and how each of the licks work in conjunction with the chords and scales. This makes the lick usable in other songs. It’s so much easier to “steal” licks when someone shows you the how and why behind it.

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