Andy Gurley

In this 2 lesson set, Andy Gurley will be the guest host for the GT channel and teach you one of his country guitar licks, then J.D. Jarrell will join him and they'll give you...

In this song tutorial, Andy Gurley will teach you the song "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", as made famous by the legendary Willie Nelson. You'll learn both electric and...

In this set of five lessons, Andy Gurley will show you how to play the country standard "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", as made famous by Hank Williams. Andy will dig into the...

Is it a ballad? Is it a rock anthem? My AM radio says yes! This acoustic intro is one of the most recognizeable intros in the classic rock catalog that sets a mood before flowing...

There is an undisputable blues taste to Country Music. Just how important is the blues when it comes to learning to play country guitar? We'll interview two of Nashville's...

In the list of traditional country standards, this is one of the most popular. The 1970 country music Song of the Year is a longstanding classic that features many must-know...

Now that we have a grip on some riffs that use only power chords, it is time to put them to the test and see how well you really know them. We will combine these chords with open...

Power chords were a staple of rock and blues music long before country music found this treasure chest that makes old standards sound modern. In this series we will use power...

Country music has a great library of classic lead guitar licks. Some of these licks borrow heavily from the blues. The main focus of these lessons will be the tool that is the...

These lessons will combine all of the fundamentals we've studied into stage ready progresssions. We'll use: open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming, ghost strumming,...

These lessons are less thorough in explaining particular techniques and more in depth in their combinations of techniques. They are a true test to your ears and your eyes, so use...

There are 3 chords in the 12 Bar Blues Form. When you treat each chord as if it were its own key, you can create great riffs around each key. We will walk you through many...

These lessons will define what a riff is and teach you how riffs are pulled out of chord progressions. Knowing chords and being able to remember chord progressions is a must to...

These lessons focus on creating great country riffs using only power chords. The power chord was a staple of blues, rock and pop music long before country artists got a hold of...

This tutorial throws all of our chords into the mix. You will no longer single a particular chord form (open, barre, power) out for a riff. You will combine them into riffs that...

The 12 Bar Blues form is important to the country style. Don't worry, we won't turn you into a bluesman. Learning the form is an essential part of country music. You'll learn the...

In our study of how country music borrows from the blues, we've learned that country music borrows the 12 bar blues form. In this tutorial, however, we will see that country music...

So far, we've tackled one technique at a time when learning the basics of country rhythm guitar. It's time to take it up a notch and combine the techniques to show how they work...

This tutorial sets the tone for what we'll learn in all the tutorials in this chapter. You should see that there is value in learning the blues to put a sharper edge on your...

We'll break it all down for you. The arpeggiated opening guitar part, the signature slide line, the building riffs and the over four minute solo. You play it like this and they'll...

Step by step we learn the components that build this classic rock masterpiece. There are only 3 riffs and two licks. Not much there considering the impact this song has on large...

This tutorial will breakdown Concrete Blonde's magnum opus into the few riffs that build this song as well as a lick by lick look at the solo. You'll learn the secrets to the...

This tutorial will break down riffs from the inside out so that you learn to SEE them as well as HEAR them. This will help you get the most out of this course as well as the...

These lessons explore simple riff composition based on a two chord progression. This is the kind of progression you would play at a jam session with friends or when sitting in...

Smoke On The Water is truly a guitar classic, one that every rock player should learn. This tutorial will break this song down from the immortal opening riff to the blues scale...

In this 2 lesson set, Andy Gurley will be the guest host for the GT channel and teach you one of his country guitar licks, then J.D. Jarrell will join him and they'll give you...

We'll break it all down for you. The arpeggiated opening guitar part, the signature slide line, the building riffs and the over four minute solo. You play it like this and they'll...

Step by step we learn the components that build this classic rock masterpiece. There are only 3 riffs and two licks. Not much there considering the impact this song has on large...

This tutorial breaks the classic country staple down to its basic elements: Great boom-chick strumming, hooks that sell millions of records (or downloads for you net savvy...

Welcome to a giant standard in the classic rock catalog. In this series, we'll explore how to take simple chords and scales and add a healthy dose of chops to learn Carry On...

Step along the dance floor, learning the moves that guys envy and ladies adore. We'll walk you step by through funk picking and timing, the various chords used in the sections of...

Is it a ballad? Is it a rock anthem? My AM radio says yes! This acoustic intro is one of the most recognizeable intros in the classic rock catalog that sets a mood before flowing...

In this song tutorial, Andy Gurley will teach you the song "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", as made famous by the legendary Willie Nelson. You'll learn both electric and...

In this tutorial you will learn a metal classic, "You've Got Another Thing Coming" made famous by Judas Priest. We'll boost your chops with the minor pentatonic scale, hot rod...

In the list of traditional country standards, this is one of the most popular. The 1970 country music Song of the Year is a longstanding classic that features many must-know...

The use of sequences are a great way to better your technique and heighten your skill as a blues soloist. In this tutorial, we are going to show you a variety of different ways...

We have salvaged many parts - some perfect, some not so perfect - from a nearby Rock Graveyard. We'll assemble these parts with a bit of science, some secret ingredients...

Andy Gurley takes a look at the blues scale and it's relationship to the minor pentatonic.

These lessons will walk you through the form of the song in four of the lessons, rather than a list of licks. The form is the key to learning this masterpiece! The solo will also...

In this set of five lessons, Andy Gurley will show you how to play the country standard "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", as made famous by Hank Williams. Andy will dig into the...

An introduction to basic open and barre forms of minor and dominant chords.

If you ever had a simple song and needed a good band, the N'awlins recipe says: add The Meters. If you've already got The Meters, add Robert Palmer. It's an all-star groove that...

In this series, we'll walk through the basic elements of this Megadeth tune: the verse hooks, pre-chorus, chorus, power chords, and solo, and then put it together in a playalong....

To take the previous "straight versus swing" lessons into the area of the blues shuffle, the primary feel of the blues.

This tutorial will breakdown Concrete Blonde's magnum opus into the few riffs that build this song as well as a lick by lick look at the solo. You'll learn the secrets to the...

Andy Gurley takes a look at the minor pentatonic scale.

Examples of different country riffs, demonstrated with progressions, covering what's been demonstrated so far in this chapter.

This experiment is broken down riff by riff, lick by lick and sound by sound to show you the DNA of the psychobilly species. You've got your big fat fuzz tones, your...