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Slow, Country Lead and Rhythm Guitar Lesson in the key of D – EP274

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow, country rhythm and lead over a simple chord progression. Most country guitar lessons online tend to focus on fast, chicken picken’ techniques, but this is more in line with what a slow country pedal-steel player might perform. I’ll refer back to the CAGED System in quite a few spots as well so this is a nice refresher to last week’s EP273 lesson on CAGED.

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  6. George B says

    Always great stuff….but can you tell us what amp, amp settings and any pedals you are running the guitar thru? Would be great on these lessons so we can learn the riffs, notes and strums…and the. Try to emulate the soundings thru similar equipment.

  19. Paddyboy says

    Brian, you’re teasing us for September. hahaha. I love EP 274 Duncan. That would be a great challenge for Brian to put up here for Sept but I must admit, I like it when everyone does the same lesson.
    Pat F

  21. Bert C says

    Brian, thank you very much for a wonderful tutorial. I have been following you for several years and I found this lesson to be one of the best you have provided. Perhaps, because the lesson lent itself to numerous take aways which could be used in many other songs. Thanks again!

  28. Rotor-ron says

    ANOTHER great lesson!

    Would be really cool if we could get the music for the backing on some of your songs so we could play along with someone else, not just the backing track. In our case we have a Clavinova that my wife plays so we have the possibility of recreating the entire song as we play together.

  29. Paul D says

    Fantastic lesson again Brian, Thank You !!!. Country flavors abound, but licks and takeaways can really be used with any style. That what makes your lessons the best. They are always versatile. Also, it was a good compliment for the prior weeks lesson on CAGED.

  31. Blaine L says

    You sir are a master teacher. Lots to learn here. Just wondering if you’d consider a lesson (perhaps a micro lesson?) on right hand picking technique, with and without a pick. As a southpaw playing right handed, getting the right hand under control is a real issue.

  33. Robert P says

    Hi Brian LOVE all your lessons but I tend to forget to use vibrato in the right places , Would it be possible to include vibrato on your tabs. As I think vibrato makes all the difference.
    Maybe this could help with my learning process….
    Hope I’m not being to fussy.
    Thanks again.
    Robert

  35. stephen a says

    Brian: I appreciate it that you always encourage us to play around with stuff and try things out differently from your actual presentation/tabs. I’m a they say sit down, it makes me want to stand up type guy and like it when the “directions” are more like “suggestions”.

  39. Gene D says

    I thought I would give it another try. From about 17 minutes on in the first lesson and even in the beginning of this lesson, you are jumping all over the place. Talking about this cord shape and that cord shape. I wish you would stick to what you are teaching instead of jumping into other chord shapes and other lessons. I consider myself somewhere in between beginner and intermediate. Maybe these lessons are just not for me

    • John Tillis Jr. says

      Gene D I understand your frustration I hope you havent givin up? Yes the lesson has a lot in it. To know that it is a bit much and over your head
      Is a good thing..Take away from it ONE THING add it to your playing and come back and get another ONE THING..I have played for fourty plus years
      in the bar bands and its all new to me for I am self taught…If it was easy to do? we would all be Bad asses on guitar..practice practice.. Ive never been the best in the band
      First there and last to leave yes..Good luck

  41. Royce S says

    Hey Brain, very country i enjoy this kind of music. This sounds a lot like something, Ray Price would do with his music back in the 60’s or 70’s. It sure sounds like him.
    Thank you for all the lesson’s, I get so many take a ways from your teaching.

    Thanks, Royce

      • sunburst says

        Brian, I came back to this terrific country lesson (learning much too with your video instructional too) understanding a bit how you create these compositions but far from doing so as you do here weekly.. btw I been using Ernie balls many years 10s and agree ,a good brand of basic strings,, But want to share , I was recently given a set of Webstrings Memphis Electric nickle wound made in usa 9 1/2 to 44 gauge ..have them on my strat now practicing this lesson.. really noticed a difference and he who gifted me the pack said I will like the strings,,i do like them much enough now to recommend them .. still always trying different strings but these I will certainly order more.. okay thanks again! I am enjoying both 280 and 274 this morning both are fun favorites

  48. Mike D says

    Hi Brian, I’m having trouble relating pattern 4 to the C shaped D chord, it looks to be pattern 3 on the charts I’m looking at. However it got me to researching all the Maj Pentatonic scales and I am starting to see now how the scale shapes relate to the CAGED shapes…..interesting, I hope I will learn to be able to see it appearing before my eyes as I play. Thanks for the great lessons.

  51. Tariq O says

    Brain shows us an A6 chord. He then moves it down 2 frets and correctly calls it a G6 chord. 2 seconds later he calls it an A9 chord. The notes are G,B,E,G (1,3,6 of G). In what world is this a A9? The notes of the A9 are A, C#, E and B. Yes you have the 9 and 5 of the A9 chord but without the 1 and 3 it’s not an A9. Unless, of course, you want to call any chord anything you want.

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