It's been a while since I heard either one of those songs, but I'll try to help. "Coward of the county" has a couple of things going on, but I think what you're asking about is the guitar that's doing the quarter note strums. I think they also have another guitar using "Nashville tuning" playing a rhythm pattern. This is a cool thing I heard about from Albert Lee, where the strings are tuned an octave higher. Not the 5th or 6th string, just the 4th string through the 1st string. Then they capoed at th 5th fret, and are playing a G position, while the other guitar is playing the quarter note strums in the C position.

I think "Lucille" is just a boom chick strumming pattern, with aternating bass. It's also played in the key of C, this lesson will show you the alternating bass.

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12529&s_id=629 Just strum where I play the double stops, and move the bass notes. You can also play what my Dad always called a full C chord, but you'll have to use your pinky to do it.

You're still alternating bass notes, but you won't have to move the bass notes to do it. I'll try to get a listen at those songs, and let you know if I hear anything else.


JD